[06:44] <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?
[06:45] <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.
[06:46] <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.)
[06:47] <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.
[06:48] <ColbyStoker[m]> perfecto, thank array, that was a lot quicker and easier than I expected
[06:48] <arraybolt3[m]> Sure thing!
[06:49] <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 🤣)
[06:50] <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.
[06:51] <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.
[06:52] <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.
[06:53] <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
[06:54] <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
[06:56] <ColbyStoker[m]> Good to know this place is around.  You contribute to UbuntuStudios codebase?
[06:58] <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.
[06:59] <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?
[07:01] <ColbyStoker[m]> oh contributing
[07:02] <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.
[07:04] <ColbyStoker[m]> Good to know, see if they pick up the line
[07:06] <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.
[07:07] <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.
[07:08] <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
[07:11] <ColbyStoker[m]> Got it, thanks to you both
 "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
[09:26] <gordonjcp> b0id[m]: hah, slackware
[09:26] <gordonjcp> b0id[m]: you might be nearly as old as me
[09:27] <gordonjcp> arraybolt3[m]: I know someone who is working on getting FreeBSD 1 working on a 386
 "b0id: you might be nearly as old..." <- Time flies eh