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ubuntu problems

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:16 am
by Charles256
synaptic package manager is refusing to start up...googled but I can't seem to hit the right keywords..any links?Advice?

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:24 am
by feyd
try using aptitude from a shell or see if adept (KDE) or ... I can't remember the name of Xfce's one.. is around.

last resort:

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feyd@alexis:~$ sudo apt-get remove synaptic
feyd@alexis:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
possibly run an apt-get check too.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:25 am
by Charles256
sudo: must be setuid root

also..can't seem to start a new root shell...did i unwittingly delete root user?if so,how do i fix that? :(

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:30 am
by Charles256
erm..beginning to suspect that this is because i recursively chmodded usr...

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:30 am
by feyd
unless you did something screwy, root's password, which sudo will request on the first usage, is your user's password, by default.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:31 am
by Charles256
yeah,i know..but i can't get in to the root account on terminal..it's like it doesn't exit...

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:34 am
by feyd
You don't have to get into a root shell. Just start the shell. You should be logged in as yourself. Then you can sudo yourself into root privileges.

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:39 am
by Charles256
whenever I try to do anything i get sudo: must be setuid root

lol..so thnking bout re-installing..again..

hmm

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:19 pm
by akimm
try

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sudo -H -s


it will ask for a pass just use your default.

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:12 am
by Jenk
you can 'hack' your way into root:

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sudo passwd root