no anything

wiliamvw · 06-07-2018, 03:14 PM

Am not regular user of deb [slack, suse, zorin], but had trouble getting kali to work, so as it uses deb repositories decided to replace it with debian stretch 9.4 and then after VM install to put kali inside deb.
Problem is that after deb install have no wifi access [said needed some firmware but downloaded -- on other computer -- the required firmware, but it wouldn't install, either through graphic mode or command-line]; also most all standard commands [like ifconfig] not recognized [plus video doesn't work, and will not install any of dozen flash-drive transferred downloads]. My install disc was verified, so should have everything available that required.
No idea what to try, as what usually works, just doesn't.

BW-userx · 06-07-2018, 03:41 PM

you try

Code:

 sudo dpkg -i packageName

then reboot?

wiliamvw · 06-11-2018, 05:44 PM

sudo dpkg -i packagename results in: wiliam is not in the sudoers file [there is only one user - myself].

BW-userx · 06-11-2018, 05:59 PM

open terminal

Code:

groups # to see if you're in sudoers group or wheel group

if no then by how ever your desto allows you to log in root, do that. maybe

Code:

su <password>

Code:

#usermod -aG sudo username
//or
#usermod -aG wheel username

the group all depends on how your distro sets up sudoer, most use sudo,
then while in root, open up the sudoers file

Code:

#nano /etc/sudoers

or whatever text editor you're comfortable with, then in the file you see something like this

Code:

## Uncomment to allow members of group wheel to execute any command
# %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

## Same thing without a password
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

#%sudo  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

## Uncomment to allow members of group sudo to execute any command
# %sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL

uncomment one, only one, selection that corresponds to your systems sudo group it uses, sudo, or wheel. Save it, exit root user, then you'll have your root priv.

logout then login if you needed to add yourself to a group, so it will take effect.

ondoho · 06-12-2018, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiliamvw

sudo dpkg -i packagename results in: wiliam is not in the sudoers file [there is only one user - myself].

please, williamvw, be a little more proactive with doing your own research:
https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch...e+sudoers+file

wiliamvw · 06-12-2018, 03:07 PM

Thank you all, am now listed in sudoers and have wifi; still some problems, but hope to work them out; at least now not at a dead end. Thanks again, very informative advice.