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DCLinux and updates

I run distributed computing on several desktops and I'm planning on setting up a farm using this flavor on Linux on bootable USB drives. I installed it on one of my crunchers to learn the ropes and I'm having an issue with updates. It needs a password to run the updates but I get an error message that says password not recognized. I know the password I'm entering is correct. Is there a real need for all the updates and if there is how do I get around this issue?
DCLinux is based on Ubuntu 8.10 and comes with BOINC and Firefox as part of the installation.

try to use that command:

Code:

sudo apt-get upgrade

if your password does not work, try this:

Code:

sudo ls

If that does not work, then your password is definitively incorrect and you should reset it.