[Klug-general] Baffled by Kubuntu

[Mike Rentell]

Many thanks for that advice. It looks like just the sort of stuff I need.

Ya live 'n learn, which is what Linux is all about.

Mike R
in Folkestone


J D Freeman wrote:
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> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 02:07:43PM +0100, Mike Rentell wrote:
>> G'day all,
>>
>> I'm sold on KDE so I downloaded a CD for kubuntu (64-bit) yesterday and  
>> installed it today, overwriting / but keeping /home.
> 
> You'll learn :p
> 
>> All seemed to go OK and it has been running for hours now and is rock  
>> stable - so that's a relief.
> 
> Good to hear.
> 
>> But the ubuntu way of getting root privileges has baffled me. I know  
>> there is a sudo command but I can't seem to figure it out.
> 
> sudo -s, will prompt you for your password, and give you a root prompt.
> Works roughly the same as su.
> 
>> I've installed virtualbox and that works but of course I must install  
>> user mick into group vbox. How do I do that? There does not appear to be  
>> any graphicy facility available.
> 
> adduser mick vbox
> 
> from the adduser man page:
> 
> "   Add an existing user to an existing group
>        If  called  with two non-option arguments, adduser will add an
>        existing user to an existing group.
> "
> 
>> Oh did I say that it is KDE 4.0? Now there's a steep learning curve.
>>
>> I've found System Settings/Advanced/ Login Manager but its Users tab is  
>> completely greyed out. The KDE 4.0 help file says that this page should  
>> display a Administrator Mode button but it don't.
> 
> man adduser, along with its friends, deluser, useradd, groupadd, and
> usermod. All should allow you to do it all, quicker, easier, and without
> having to rely on KDE not to break something between versions.
> 
>> All I want to do is make a user/group change with a gui because I am too  
>> dim to do it with a console.
> 
> No you are not to dim. think positive, and just give it a go. The CLI is
> not something to be scared of, and it will make your life easier.
> 
>> Can someone please advise me, in words that a non-specialist would  
>> understand, what I'm doing wrong. It seemed so easy on Mandriva - pity  
>> it has become so unstable.
> 
> Hope this helps abit.
> 
>> All kind offerings gratefully received.
> 
> Julia
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