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Every Time I Try And Download Something On Linux It Says I Have To Log Into Root?
Author: admin // Category: LinuxHOW DO I DO IT?!
i am sooo confused.i tried to log in as root, on the user screen but it keeps saying that i don’t have the right username/password
Tags: Download, Every, Have, Into, Linux, Root, Says, Something, Time
May 30th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Where are you trying to save the file to? You should be able to save it to /home// without problems (substitute for the user name you log in with).
If you are trying to save to root (/) or anywhere else other than your home directory, you will experience this behavior.
May 30th, 2009 at 4:08 am
“i don’t have the right username/password”
That’s exactly what it means, you have to type in the correct User Name AND the correct password. There is no way around this.
It also means you are not running as Administrator, which is good. Ask your Admin to install the software for you. This is exactly why Linux is way safer to use than Windows.
TIP: If you are the only Admin, and can’t remember, you must format the partition and re-install Linux.
May 30th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Linux is based on distros — a makeup of different combinations. Usually, if this is a Terminal download, you have a temp Admin account. In Ubuntu, I do
sudo apt-get install tictactoe;
[password]
On RedHat, same thing only su
su install blah-bla-bla;
[password]
su, it stands for super user and is valid until that Terminal window is closed or a time limit on the clock.