Install and post-install questions

[John Levin]

On 18 May 2005, at 13:29, simi wrote:

>  
> 2. What is the default root password ? Cause by default is booting 
> with the created guest account. Why doesn't start by default as root ? 
> Where to change root password ? This mean that anyone can use root or 
> what ?
>  

The traditional root account is disabled by default, as in Mac OS X.
see: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RootSudo

>  
> 7. Is there a Midnight Commander alternative ?
>

MC is available for Ubuntu in the 'Universe' repository, package name 
'mc'.
There's also Gnome-Commander, a GTK version, also in Universe.


John

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