[CTS] Re: Ubuntu Revisted
- From: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:26:14 -0500
> Ah Joe, I know you're getting senile and so forth <ducking> :-), but
> remember, I'm not that OTHER guy, ok? <eg> If you follow the link on
> that page, you will find out that WinAmp for Linux is no where to be
> found on the Nullsoft website. :-( I have to admit that I missed the
> date on that article and that might have raised the reg flag a tad
> sooner! :-)
There is no Winamp for Linux. You're looking for xmms.
> By the way, I have figured out how to mount the partitions, but trying
> to edit the damn file is another thing! ARGH!!! tried to edit the file,
> it's a read only file and I don't have the permission to change them. So
> I try the run as..., that didn't work. So I tried to log in as root (the
> all powerful OZ), and it tells me that I can't log on as root at the
> logon screen! We're back at four stars and threading on 3.75.....:-(
Ya, Ubuntu's odd in this regard: use 'sudo' for all your root needs. I
always start with 'sudo passwd' to set root's password so I can 'su' and
log in directly as root, thus breaking Ubuntu's setup. :)
John
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