<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.2.2"> </HEAD> <BODY> I just installed Ubuntu on a laptop that only I use and my life would be easier with a root account. I understand the reasons to use sudo, but I'll take my chances (I'm careful when making changes). How do I activate root? Thanks, Bob PS I've tried a few versions of linux and Ubuntu is the best to date. </BODY> </HTML>