Re: [Sheflug] How To Saga

[Alec Melling <alec [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 04 August 2005 10:25, Ted Harding wrote:

>
> Regardless of the outcome of Alec's saga (and I do hope it works out!)
> I find myself very surprised at Ubuntu for not having a root account!

In defense of the Ubuntu root strategy it does have some benefits that are not 
at first apparent. 

In Ubuntu to get things done that require root privileges, means that you have 
to start at the command line. Following How To's means that you have the 
benefit of seeing how the Linux tools work without a GUI, and gives you 
confidence in using a terminal. 

In other words Ubuntu, in binning root, forces the new user (coming from 
Windows) to use the command line from the start - giving the user confidence 
in this tool.

I have learnt more in a couple of months using Kubuntu than I learnt in a year 
or so of using Souse. It might have been very frustrating at times but it has 
forced me away from the GUI and made me understand a little bit more about 
the way Linux works. Bit by bit it is weaning me off my Windows bread GUI 
dependency... 

In other words Ubuntu is in essence an excellent introduction to Linux. It is 
also when up and running very, very, usable. In my opinion it is one of the 
distros that is most likely to get Windows users to stick to Linux.

-- 
Alec Melling
+44 (0)114 2343612
<alec [at] amelling>co.uk>
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