[ubuntu-za] Root user in Ubuntu

Stefano Rivera stefanor at ubuntu.com
Sun Sep 9 12:54:36 UTC 2012


Hi Nico (2012.09.09_13:35:54_+0200)
> I dont care about the root risks I use a snapshot of the
> installation of my LinuxVM so any damages made by virus or hacker
> get overridden every time l start this Linux

Damage done by you, yourself is far more likely to be an issue :)

> The problem I have is when you do Ubuntu updates it clobbers out
> your Sun Java then I have to re-install my sun Java
> And that becomes a hassle

Don't install java manually, use one of the package-managed approaches
mentioned in that page (as I suggested in my previous mail)

SR

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