computer/properties

[Nils Kassube]

Doug wrote:
> On 06/06/2014 08:58 PM, Vinny Ray wrote:
> > I right click on computer and select properties. On the permissions
> > tab it says I cant make any changes because I am not the owner. So I
> > am just wondering who owns my computer?
> > You do not have permission, no administrator rights, unauthorised
> > access etc.... is why I deleted windows off of my system.
> > How can I fix this?
> > I also see that I need to type in my password every time I install
> > something..
> > Surely Linux has a fix for these problems?
> 
> I hate to be blunt about it, but the answer is to find a distro that
> doesn't lock you out of root. PCLinuxOS is one such. You'll still have
> to put in a password to
> become the admin, or to load programs from Synaptic, but you do have
> the opportunity, which, as I understand it, you do not have in
> Ubuntu.

That isn't true, of course. You can use sudo to run command line tools 
with root privileges and gksudo or kdesudo (depending on your desktop) 
for graphical applications. Just because something works different than 
on your prefered Linux distribution doesn't mean it isn't possible. 
Please look at <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo> for details.


Nils