Re: new to list, new to debian, new to linux
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On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 03:03:23AM -0500, dwain wrote:
> hello all. i just installed debian tonight next to win xp. they seem to
> play well together. i was trying to setup the bug report and found that i
> can't sudo into root. i can get into the synaptic package manager with the
> root password and this has me a bit confused why i can't login as root in
> the terminal with sudo. is there another command that i can try to do this?
>
> also i would like to update my system. would i: apt-get update and then:
> apt-get install to do this?
>
> any help would be appreciated, but please keep your responses simple as i am
> trying to learn a new os and am in the process of migrating away from
> windows.
>
> cheers,
> dwain
>
> --
> "Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God. " - Kahlil Gibran
What error msg are you getting? Have you added yourself to the sudoers
file?
Are you able to simply type 'su' and then be prompted for the root password?
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Daryl Styrk
Naples, FL USA
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