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Former Member over 13 years ago

I am following Liam's tuition videos and wish to access "su root" so as to download "gimp"

Can anybody assist with the password to access "su root"

Thanks

MP

oadesida over 13 years ago

This may be what you need - http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2012/05/raspberry-pi-day-2/
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to oadesida

Thanks for info. Easy when you know how.

MP
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rew over 13 years ago

One thing.

The modern thinking is that if you have a second password for "root" that is just another thing that might get stolen and then you're in trouble.

So nowadays the recommendation is to use "sudo something" to do something as root. Or "sudo -s" or "sudo su" if you want an interactive shell.

After a bit of getting used to, this works nicely. On the other hand, copying over files where you don't want a permanent ssh-key, but you do need "root" at the other side, you will need a "root password" which you can install as described.
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