Johnboy’s Ubuntu Tip #1, How to create su account.

September 20, 2006

Being a long time Debian user I got used to using the su command when I wish to run as root. Ubuntu uses sudo by default. To enable su, type in the terminal # sudo passwd root , you’ll be prompted for a new unix password. Now you can use the su command to run as root.

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Linux on Laptops

September 20, 2006


Reports and resources for running Linux on a notebook or laptop computer.

Linux on Laptops

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Powernowd Frequency Scaling Daemon

September 20, 2006

How to configure powernowd - Linux ThinkPad Wiki

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Brief interview with Mark Shuttleworth

September 20, 2006

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