| ColbyStoker[m] | Question for UbuntuStudio devs, I am installing software that requires actual root access, sudo not working, whats the default protocol for root login on an US installation? | 06:44 |
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| arraybolt3[m] | Colby Stoker: What software are you trying to install? I know how to elevate to root, but it sounds like you might be about to do something in a way that could be done a lot easier. | 06:45 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | OSSEC | 06:46 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | I am passing an argument from wget to bash | 06:46 |
| arraybolt3[m] | (For the record, I'm only technically an Ubuntu Studio dev, I help test it and can do dev work on it, but the main devs are other people.) | 06:46 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | yeah, It's not too complicated, I am actually wondering for my own purposes. Its nice to have root sometimes | 06:47 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Hmm. OK, I don't see that in the Ubuntu repos, so I guess you're on the right track then. | 06:47 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | I am just a junior dev, maybe not even that | 06:47 |
| arraybolt3[m] | To elevate to root in Ubuntu (including Ubuntu Studio), run sudo su - in a terminal. That will give you a root shell, be careful. | 06:47 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | perfecto, thank array, that was a lot quicker and easier than I expected | 06:48 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Sure thing! | 06:48 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | also, for the record, I like to break things, but I also like to fix them. I will try not to break things though | 06:49 |
| arraybolt3[m] | 👍️ You might know about this already, but you can use virtualization software like GNOME Boxes to play with stuff and break it without breaking your whole system. | 06:49 |
| arraybolt3[m] | (I also am notorious for breaking stuff 🤣) | 06:49 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | HAHA I have been running Linux since 1996. When it was everyday something was broken. | 06:50 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | first install of Slackware 2.0 on a 486, via floppy | 06:50 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Oh wow. I've not even been alive that long. | 06:50 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Fun times, back then | 06:51 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Oldest system I have around here is a Pentium III, I'm hoping to resurrect it. | 06:51 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | imagine downloading an installation of Linux over 18 hours with one floppy having a sector of bad data. Then having to start all over. | 06:52 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Ugh. Hated bad floppy sectors. | 06:52 |
| arraybolt3[m] | I one time downloaded the whole Studio ISO over a 70 kliobyte-per-second connection. Not fun. | 06:53 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | yeah, that's close to the speeds, about half to a third of that | 06:53 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Thank God for modern technology | 06:53 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Yours was in the kilobits though, right? Mine was kilobytes. So more like 300 Kbps. | 06:54 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Anyway, I'm going far off-topic :P | 06:54 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Good to know this place is around. You contribute to UbuntuStudios codebase? | 06:56 |
| arraybolt3[m] | I have the ability to, I haven't actually done so yet since the project I was working on got stalled and is currently sitting on a different SSD. Most of my contributions are helping test it. | 06:58 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Nice, is all the documentation on that listed inside the developer section on the website? | 06:59 |
| arraybolt3[m] | On elevating to root? Or on how to help contribute? | 06:59 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | oh contributing | 07:01 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Probably the best way to get started contributing is to just ask in the Ubuntu Studio Development chat (it's invite-only, Eickmeyer is the flavor lead and can probably let you in). They know where things need help and can help you get started. | 07:02 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Good to know, see if they pick up the line | 07:04 |
| Eickmeyer[m] | I'm actually in bed winding down for the evening. | 07:06 |
| arraybolt3[m] | Eickmeyer: I was gonna say, what on earth are you doing awake? :P | 07:06 |
| Eickmeyer[m] | "Awake" is relative. | 07:06 |
| arraybolt3[m] | lol well that's true. | 07:07 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | If you want an email or github I would consider contributing any way that is helpful | 07:07 |
| Eickmeyer[m] | It's more complicated than that as there's no single codebase. | 07:07 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | sure, how about an invite to the dev chat | 07:08 |
| Eickmeyer[m] | Yeah, hang on. | 07:08 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | perfect, I can read an follow along with the discussions | 07:08 |
| ColbyStoker[m] | Got it, thanks to you both | 07:11 |
| arraybolt3[m] | <arraybolt3[m]> "I have the ability to, I haven't..." <- I really need to find my SATA-to-USB cable so I can get that project back, it was coming along nicely. /me adds that to the list of Things To Do | 07:11 |
| === ColbyStoker[m] is now known as b0id[m] | ||
| gordonjcp | b0id[m]: hah, slackware | 09:26 |
| gordonjcp | b0id[m]: you might be nearly as old as me | 09:26 |
| gordonjcp | arraybolt3[m]: I know someone who is working on getting FreeBSD 1 working on a 386 | 09:27 |
| === semitones is now known as sem | ||
| b0id[m] | <gordonjcp> "b0id: you might be nearly as old..." <- Time flies eh | 16:26 |
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