[Klug-general] My earlier plea re Skype

[Alan @ COMM-TECH]

> PatRichardson at aol.com wrote:
>>  
>> In truth, I think the problem will have to be on my system because, 
>> related to "System Install Packages". I am asked for "Authentication as 
>> "Root"". It needs an administrator's password.
>>  
>>

George Prowse wrote:
> You have no option but to set a password when installing linux, it is 
> the first part of the security.
> 
> When you boot you may see a list of options of operating systems you 
> have installed or a message saying "please hit the esc key for a menu...".
> Hit the escape key.
> Go to the top entry.
> Press E, that will edit that line.
> Put "1" (without quotes) and the end of that line.
> press esc
> press b
> when it boots and you get > type passwd root
> type in a new password for root
> REMEMBER IT!
> boot as normal
> 

This sounds like an eepc, in which case the OS may be debian and 
probably use sudo. This means a root password is of no use (in the gui 
anyway)

If this is the case then the password it is asking for is the user's pw, 
it will not accept a blank one so you as user have to set your own password.

There is likely a place in the gui to set your own password, look under 
administration, users but if there is none, then:

Open a terminal
Type passwd yourusername << replace yourusername as appropriate
 From this point onwards you wil need to enter your uname and this 
password whenever you log in.
Then try entering that password when it prompts.