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User not in sudoers: How to add user? Permtion Denied for sudoers file

I installed VM debian to have many g++ but need to do sudo apt-get install g++

However i get this message.

Learned that i have to add me with ALL ALL etc but cant get permision to acess the file

An older topic doesn make lear which commands to enter. I'm a total beginner to linux :(

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Damned it kubuntu was simple!!!

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Use su -, or su root, for tasks like that on Debian.

Code:

su -

Enter root's password.

Code:

apt-get install build-essential

That will get you gcc, g++, and other bits and pieces.

@ brianL- as far as I know, while you can use 'su -' or 'su root' 'su' is what debian normally uses-

http://wiki.debian.org/Root

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Originally Posted by esgol (Post 4726890)

I installed VM debian to have many g++ but need to do sudo apt-get install g++

Damned it kubuntu was simple!!!

It can be a bad idea to use the same commands with debian as you might with a *buntu. Using guides made for *buntu isnt a good idea either.

@ cascade9 Thanks. I should RTFDebianM. :) I've mostly used su root when I've used Debian.