This post makes me smile. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Clayton Stapleton wrote: > The Ubuntu 8.10 was working fine! Then along come Ubuntu 9.04 so I decided > to use the latest. Put the x86 desktop disk in the computer and tried to > install Ubuntu 9.04. This version of Ubuntu does not like my hardware and > would not install. Then tried the x86 Alternate Ubuntu 9.04 disk. It > upgraded my Ubuntu 8.10 and then gave me the first screen to log in. Could > not log in because under 8.10 it was not required to log in. And so I did > not have a user name and password so logging in that way was out!! Went into > “recovery mode” which accepted my root password and was able to create a new > user and password, then I was able to log in!! > > So thinking everything was a go started to use 9.04. Looked for “add and > remove packages” under Applications but it was not there! Looked around and > found under “System-Administration” “Synaptic Package Manager”. So I clicked > on Synaptic Package Manager” and when I entered my root password got a > return of “Failed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic as user root.” And the it said > “Wrong password”. > > So I went to a terminal screen and entered > clay@eagle:~$ root > The program 'root' is currently not installed. To run 'root' please ask > your administrator to install the package 'root-system-bin' > bash: root: command not found > And so there is no root program installed! What happened to the one under > 8.10??? > > Went back to “recovery mode” which thankfully still remembers my password. > > In “recovery mode” choose “root shell” and then entered my root password, > it was accepted! Then entered “apt-get install root-system-bin” . It tried > to access the internet and nothing happened. Then it asked for the Ubuntu > 9.04 disk so I put in th x86 desktop disk and it did not find any root > packages. Then it said to try update or fix which neither one would work > because of no internet. > > Is there a way to get the “root program” installed on this OS?? > > Thank you > Clayton Stapleton > > The above was sent to Ubuntu forum questions and CheapBytes where the disk > came from over a week ago with no answer as yet!! > > Went back to the “recovery mode” and found “root shell with networking” and > tried apt-get install root-system-bin and away to the internet it went and > downloaded an number of files. Then it asked for the Ubuntu 9.04 disk and > copied a number of riles from it. I then went back to the Ubuntu 9.04 OS and > tried to enter the “synaptic package manager” and was asked for my root > password. It did not accept my root password that works in “recovery mode” I > then went to a terminal window and on the CLI entered “root” and yes the > root program version 5 is installed. So how is it possible to enter the > root password into this OS??? > > Thank you > Clayton Stapleton > > ____________________________________________________________ > GET FREE 5GB EMAIL - Check out spam free email with many cool features! > Visit http://www.inbox.com/email to find out more! > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss