How do I login as root? Help a noob out plz

Musjunk22 · 02-12-2005, 11:43 PM

I want to run cedega but i can't I have to be logged in as root, can someone please give me a step by step how to on this? I'm a linux noob so i really don't know a whole lot about this. I already searched google but i can't find cr@p.

thanks

horndude · 02-12-2005, 11:57 PM

from a terminal or console screen type su, then your root pasword when prompted, it wont show as you type, but it will be entered(no **** like in windows)

or you can log in as root and then start an x session if you want

Musjunk22 · 02-13-2005, 12:18 AM

I can't enter anything in the password spot how can i set a root password? I have SuSE 9.2

horndude · 02-13-2005, 12:24 AM

a root password should have been set at install

what EXACTLY is it doing?

if no passowrd is set, just typing su as a regular user will make you root

Musjunk22 · 02-13-2005, 12:34 AM

When i type in su and then hit enter i see this:

musjunk22@linux:~> su
Password:

then when i try typing in my user password i can't type in anything. it just won't move from that spot then i hit enter and i get this:

su: incorrect password
musjunk22@linux:~>

horndude · 02-13-2005, 12:39 AM

enter your root password, it WILL NOT SHOW UP, THERE WILL BE NO *'s as you type, just like I instructed above in first answer

linux is very simple and LITERAL, your thinking too much, it aint windows, I know your new, it will take awhile to learn this, its like dos only lots more commands and options

horndude · 02-13-2005, 12:40 AM

oh ya, since youve got Suse, it wont have gcc, try to install that rpm first for mplayer, try rpm -i <filename>

in order to compile the source code your gonna need some more things first

Musjunk22 · 02-13-2005, 12:44 AM

Wow I feel stupid lol thanks for the help.

horndude · 02-13-2005, 12:47 AM

dont worry, your the second one in about a week to do this

thats one of the head games your going to have to deal with, linux uses unix commands and using the commandline or terminal is new to many people, but its quick and it works very quickly when you know what your doing

Musjunk22 · 02-13-2005, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by horndude
oh ya, since youve got Suse, it wont have gcc, try to install that rpm first for mplayer, try rpm -i <filename>

in order to compile the source code your gonna need some more things first

what does gcc mean? and also rpm -i <filename> ?

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