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	Phil's Blogservations Saturday, April 09, 2005 Posted by philgomes 1:44 PM My Continuing Linux Education My Continuing Linux Education Tim has been my ongoing charioteer into the world of open source. He's been very patient with my nagging questions. Phil: downloading the kubuntu live CD now to see if it will work with my laptop. Tim: you will be impressed i dare say. the thing i do not like is they are doing it like OS X where there is no root user, you use your password to do things as root and its using sudo in the background. the first user account added to the system is automatically added to the /etc/sudoers file by default Tim: it works but i prefer total separating of user accounts, if someone cracks my account they do not have root access, with ubuntu and kubuntu that is not the case. Tim: well its easier for newbies that way. Phil: Ugh... Phil: i'm not a fan. Phil: So... What if I install, set up a second account, and use THAT one all the time? Effectively, the first one would be "root," right? Tim: no, its not really a root account but alot of things like installing software or changing settings require root privileges and they are giving that to the first user added to the system by setting up that user in sudo Phil: i don't see any reason *not* to do it. Being root all the time scares me. Tim: that is not what is going on. Phil: oh, okay. i get it now. Tim: ok. thought i might have to break out the big lart stick Phil: lart stick? Tim: loser attitude readjustment tool Phil: oh, my... Phil: This thread is going up on my blog... Anyway... I downloaded the Kubuntu live CD to see if it works and plays well with my trusty Chembook 6300C. I've been happy with Knoppix, so I wonder how this will pan out. Stay tuned. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.