[Nottingham] How to log on as root on the latest Ubuntu - was RE: hplip what' wrong?

Thu May 3 11:28:47 UTC 2012

Hello David,

To log on as root on the latest Ubuntu you search for and then open Terminal and execute:  'sudo /bin/su -'

Cheers,

Chris Booth

Chris Booth, Senior Systems Developer UNIX Systems (HPC),
 IS Systems & Security Team, The University of Nottingham, 
Kings Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NR.  
Email: chris.booth at nottingham.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)115 951 3328
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> bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of david at gbenet.com
> Sent: 01 May 2012 16:57
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group
> Subject: [Nottingham] hplip what' wrong?
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> Hi All,
> 
> I have an HP Photosmart C4780 - a wireless printer. In the good old days prior
> to 2009 you could type at a terminal hplip. Then the device manager would
> run and you could install your HP wireless printer.
> 
> Now you  can install the funky but entirely useless graphical user interface. I
> say entirely useless for good reason. Every version of Ubuntu and every
> version of opensuse have this graphical useless interface. Sure you can plug
> in your usb cable and you must leave it in - for without  it you have no printer.
> That's right Ubuntu and opensuse do not support HP Wireless printers.
> 
> I downloaded from HP their latest set of drivers (hplip-3.12.4.run) and all I
> thought was well - and I decided via my terminal (having connected to the
> wireless network and when prompted to take out my usb - only to find no
> wireless printer) and typed hplip - no file found.
> 
> So I thought perhaps not to install the graphical user interface. That did not
> work either.
> So I gave up with opensuse-LXDE - but I may go back as their is no way to log
> on as root in the latest Ubuntu which is why I say ALL Linux Distros are
> basically crap now. Anyway I am still persisting with the latest crap from
> Ubuntu by installing and older version of hplip but have got the following
> warning:
> 
> warning: There are 7 missing REQUIRED dependencies.
> note: Installation of dependencies requires an active internet connection.
> warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: gcc (gcc - GNU Project C and C++
> Compiler)
> warning: This installer cannot install 'gcc' for your distro/OS and/or version.
> error: Installation cannot continue without this dependency. Please manually
> install this dependency and re-run this installer.
> 
> So I have installed the dependencies - so have another go! And get:
> warning: There are 6 missing REQUIRED dependencies.
> note: Installation of dependencies requires an active internet connection.
> warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: python-devel (Python devel -
> Python development files)
> warning: This installer cannot install 'python-devel' for your distro/OS and/or
> version.
> error: Installation cannot continue without this dependency. Please manually
> install this dependency and re-run this installed
> 
> So now I install 119 files ....... and wait. Oh and another thing there's no scroll
> bar with the terminal - the more I find what's wrong with Ubuntu the more I
> think that Microsoft has had a very very strong hand in writing the code for
> Ubuntu.
> 
> You wonder what kind of an  idiot scrapped root? Am thinking maybe I will go
> over to Microsoft XP and give up with all this crap. Ubuntu says "you have
> freedom." Er no we at Ubuntu decide what programmes you can have and
> we decide what look and feel you have - so Ubuntu are saying "Fuck end
> users - let's give them a Microsoft (funded) experience".
> 
> Opensuse should be re-branded to closedsuse - Ubuntu? "loadofbollocks" I
> know let's have a competition to rename Ubuntu!! I'm still waiting for 23 files
> to download. Coffee. Having continued the download performance for over
> an hour I realise that Ubuntu is one of the worst Linux Distros.
> 
> Oh yes - there was a good for my uninstalling closedsuse-lxde. For having
> installed my hp printer and having to keep the usb cable in - I found that
> Glabels was only aable to print two sheets of my social card - and no matter
> what I did for four and a half hours I was unable to get libreoffice toprint
> neither could I do a test print via the HP graphical user interface. So at one
> thirty am I decided to reinstall"loadofbollocks." Libusb?
> 
> I give up now 5pm - I've spent all day from 8 am trying to  resolve this issue.
> Windows XP here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> David
> 
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