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OHHH I see what you mean now. That very well may be, considering he seems to be (very) new to Linux. However, according to him, he does not have a sudoers file.
@OP Can you post output of
Code:
ls /etc/ | grep sudo
Also, after doing
Code:
sudo apt-get inkblot
and getting the password prompt, enter your password. Do not expect any * characters to appear as you type. It will be blank. Just type in your password and press enter after you are finished.
Hi Alex
I have a problem other than the one we have been discussing.When I turn my computer on I get grub recovery and it is waiting fora command and I havent a clue what it wants,and this is stopping me from installing anything until now,but the iso I am using at the moment is only partly usable.
F.W.
Last edited by taichi0161; 08-17-2012 at 09:43 AM.
Reason: missed an r out of grub
Okay is this problem persistent? Is it happening over and over again? Try unplugging everything from your computer (USB stuff). Can you download another Ubuntu cd from somewhere?
Okay, you need to download a livecd ISO and burn it to a CD. You need to boot into the livecd. Mount the Ubuntu partition. Then, you need to do the following in a terminal:
Code:
ls /<name of partition>/boot/
Write down two things: there will be the vmlinuz file with the biggest number after it and the initramfs file that has the biggest number after it.
Then, make a new file with gedit in /<name of partition>/etc/ called sudoers. Copy the sudoers file I provided into that file. (Save and close)
Download this and burn it to a cd. This a live GRUB cd that will bring you back into Ubuntu.
Reboot into the GRUB CD you just burned.
Choose the Ubuntu option that should be there somewhere.
Hi Alex
unplugging stuff seemed to work.I found a cd that I bought a little while back and promptly forgot about it and it has installed perfectly(i hope)I am pretty sure you know what my next move is?
F.W.
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