New installation blues

[Richard Dennis Colbert Jr.]

Manga Nyandeni Jere wrote:
> Good people
>
> I have just completed installing a v.5.04 for intel x86 on a vintage 
> laptop ( Toshiba 4000cdt) Pent 2.
>
> Ma probs is that wen installing it didnt ask me for root passwd it 
> just asked for a user account details which i supplied. But after that 
> i wanted to do some tweaking on ma VGA coz the screean has grown tiny.
>
> I got them CDs from a friend, he is as novice as me on this.
>
> rgds
>
> Mangaliso
>
> -- 
> Mangaliso Jere
> Wa A Nyangwira
> http://mangalisojere.blogspot.com/
> Use google and search " CAPITALIST NIGGER"
> a well documented angry african son
> CHIKA ONYEANI 
Ubuntu disables the root account by default. You can still run commands 
as root, but it requires doing the following:

from the command line type:

sudo command_to_run_here

then enter the password you supplied during install

 From Gnome/KDE, etc. you can make a LAUNCHER (Shortcut) to the command 
you want, for example Nautilus. Just right click the desktop, then left 
click "Create Launcher" then under command type:

gksudo nautilus

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