can't run as root

phantom_cyph · 04-21-2007, 05:15 PM

I installed Freespire on a friends computer and was surprised when it did not set a root password. At the same time, I have to be a 'super user' to install programs. What do I do?

GrapefruiTgirl · 04-21-2007, 05:29 PM

That stuff has happened to me with both Ubuntu and Knoppix (or atleast, no password that I could figure out, unless it was 'toor').
In either case, until I managed to get a password installed, I just used SUDO.

phantom_cyph · 04-21-2007, 06:04 PM

sudo won't work. See, I needed to use the command "dpkg -i %s" and it said I needed to be root.

phantom_cyph · 04-27-2007, 06:06 PM

See, the instructions said to right-click on the deb file and select open with. Then type dpkg -i %s. Would it work to type "sudo dpkg -i %s"? I am not sure if I tried that, but it may work.

jschiwal · 04-27-2007, 06:11 PM

Doesn't Linspire always run as root, or has that been changed?

phantom_cyph · 04-27-2007, 06:17 PM

Dunno. Told I had to be 'superuser'. BTW-its Freespire. There isn't a difference in the way it operates is there? Just its software?

javier.e.menendez · 04-28-2007, 06:05 PM

user mentioned freespire, which uses sudo instead of linspire, which uses root.
You can enable root login in freespire (go to their forum).

Furthermore, I am running freespire in one pentium 4 and yes, you can do sudo apt-get commands.

Cheers.