>From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>To: slug@nks.net
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] xorg woes
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:27:57 -0500 (EST)
>
>when I installed, it asked me for a password for the root account, so I set
>one.
That sounds very unusual. As far as I know, no versions of Ubuntu set a root
password during the installation.
>Huh. I don't recall doing anything explicitely to enable it, yet I can su,
>log in as root, whatever.
>
>A passwordless root account where sudo can be called for any purpose sounds
>like a very bad idea. Heck, why not "sudo ifdown" or "sudo deluser"? Any
>program worth the bits it's printed on would ask for a password if one is
>required.
It's not a passwordless root account per se, the root account is not
enabled. Meaning that no one is able to log-in with it until it is
explicitly turned on (which seems to be a good idea). It is a lot different
than a Windows administrator account with a blank password that anyone can
access.
>Are virtual packages those indicated by an orange "Ubuntu" circle in
>Synaptic? How do I see what's included in one? For that matter, how do I
>get a (text) listing of what packages are installed? Or what package owns
>a particular file?
>
>--
>-eben ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
The packages with the Ubuntu logo next to them in Synaptic indicate packages
that are in the "main" section of the Ubuntu repository and thus are
officially supported (get more testing, receive security updates, etc).
-Jonathon
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