Oct 22, 2011 · 81 sudo lets you run commands in your own user account with root privileges. su lets you switch user so that you're actually logged in as root. sudo -s runs a shell with root …

Use this: sudo apt update # Fetches the list of available updates sudo apt upgrade # Installs some updates; does not remove packages sudo apt full-upgrade # Installs updates; may also …

We can have a one-liner command (no need to scripts, just copy-paste) sudo apt update -y && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean -y && sudo apt …

May 26, 2014 · Why do we use sudo to perform a terminal command as an administrative? Why isn't it admin or something else? Is there a reason for sudo?

Aug 19, 2013 · It seems is a good practice to create the wheel group for non-password sudo authentication instead of altering sudo group itself. sudo groupadd wheel then in file …

Sep 15, 2012 · sudo apt-get remove gedit* would remove gedit, gedit-plugins and gedit-common. Typically it is not necessary to do this, because most plugins/associated programs are …

Nov 13, 2013 · sudo su - This time it is a login shell, so /etc/profile, .profile and .bashrc are executed and you will find yourself in root's home directory with root's environment. sudo -i It is …

Jul 6, 2011 · The two aren't really inconsistent - the sudo command always changes user, either to root, or to the user you specify with the -u switch. All the -s does is provide a shortcut for …

Oct 21, 2011 · Add the user to the sudo group with: adduser <username> sudo (If you're running Ubuntu 11.10 or earlier, use the admin group.) Default values are stored in /etc/adduser.conf, …

In that case, use: sudo su - to execute a login shell as root after auhenticating sudo, and that shell will not need sudo to run admin commands. To return to the normal user shell, insert the …