[Leaplist] sad state of Linux default desktop installs

[Jesse Goerz]

Good thing you left an extra email open or you might not have been able
to respond :P

Jesse

On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 11:35 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote:
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> I obviously am still asleep since I typed that backwards.  Uninstall sudo
> AFTER setting a root password.
> 
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:31:59 -0400
> Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net> wrote:
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> > Before of course.  I am sure I could recover from that mistake but it
> > would be a bit of a pain.
> > 
> > In fact whenever I change a root password or anything else that will
> > significantly affect root's ability to login I leave a terminal open
> > with a root shell while I test it.
> > 
> > On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:20:56 -0400
> > "Richard F. Ostrow Jr." <rich at warfaresdl.com> wrote:
> > > Do you do this before or after setting a root password? :)
> > > On Tue, September 15, 2009 5:46 pm, Kevin Korb wrote:
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> > > > I like to run the uninstall of sudo under sudo just for extra irony.
> > > >
> > > > If I don't have to modify the sudoers file to make that work then it
> > > > wasn't setup right anyway.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:51:55 -0400
> > > > Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> > > >> On Tuesday 15 September 2009 09:02:20 Phil Barnett wrote:
> > > >> > On Sat, 2009-09-12 at 19:15 -0400, Ray Brunkow wrote:
> > > >> > > Linux Mint 7      Failed due to network configuration refusing
> > > >> > > to
> > > >> go
> > > >> > > outside of my LAN.  The DVD playback was flawless.  Also a
> > > >> > > failure IMHO
> > > >> > > is NO root, sudo only much like the Ubuntu line.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yes, there is root.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > sudo su -
> > > >>
> > > >> Also, you can give user root a password and then use it exactly like
> > > >> other distros use root.
> > > >>
> > > >> StevET
> > > >>
> > > >> Steve Litt
> > > >> Recession Relief Package
> > > >> http://www.recession-relief.US
> > > >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
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> > 	Kevin Korb			Phone:    (407) 252-6853
> > 	Systems Administrator		Internet:
> > 	FutureQuest, Inc.		Kevin at FutureQuest.net  (work)
> > 	Orlando, Florida		kmk at sanitarium.net (personal)
> > 	Web page:			http://www.sanitarium.net/
> > 	PGP public key available on web site.
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> 	Kevin Korb			Phone:    (407) 252-6853
> 	Systems Administrator		Internet:
> 	FutureQuest, Inc.		Kevin at FutureQuest.net  (work)
> 	Orlando, Florida		kmk at sanitarium.net (personal)
> 	Web page:			http://www.sanitarium.net/
> 	PGP public key available on web site.
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