New installation blues

[Manga Nyandeni Jere]

Thanks guys i got the tricks. I will advocate for Ubuntu now

On 2/7/06, Richard Dennis Colbert Jr. <richard at venuspcservice.com> wrote:
>
> 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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Mangaliso Jere
Wa A Nyangwira
http://mangalisojere.blogspot.com/
Use google and search " CAPITALIST NIGGER"
a well documented angry african son
CHIKA ONYEANI
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