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  2. sudo - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo

    sudo (/ s uː d uː / [4]) is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that enables users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the superuser. [5] It originally stood for "superuser do", [ 6 ] as that was all it did, and this remains its most common usage; [ 7 ] however, the official Sudo project ...

  3. ubuntu-restricted-extras - Wikipedia

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    Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a software package for the computer operating system Ubuntu that allows the user to install essential software which is not already included due to legal or copyright reasons. It is a meta-package that installs: Support for MP3 and unencrypted DVD playback; Microsoft TrueType core fonts; Adobe Flash plugin

  4. Startup Disk Creator - Wikipedia

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    Startup Disk Creator (USB-creator) is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is included by default in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04, and can be installed on Ubuntu 8.04. A KDE frontend was released for Ubuntu 8.10, and is currently included by default in Kubuntu installations. The KDE ...

  5. Superuser - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the superuser [i.e., uid=0], regardless of the name of that account; [1] and in systems which implement a role-based security model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms ...

  6. Talk:sudo - Wikipedia

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    The sudo (super user do, / ˈ s uː d uː / or / ˈ s uː d oʊ / is also common) command is a program. Should reflect both usages, becoming The sudo (substitute user do or super user do, / ˈ s uː d uː /, though /ˈsuːdoʊ/ is also common) command is a program. And finally end this debate, letting exhausted Wikipedians rest. The above ...

  7. Comparison of privilege authorization features - Wikipedia

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    sudo centralizes all privilege authorization information in a single configuration file, /etc/sudoers, which contains a list of users and the privileged applications and actions that those users are permitted to use. The grammar of the sudoers file is intended to be flexible enough to cover many different scenarios, such as placing restrictions ...

  8. Ubuntu - Wikipedia

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    Ubuntu (/ ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː / ⓘ uu-BUUN-too) [8] is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. [9] [10] [11] Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: Desktop, [12] Server, [13] and Core [14] for Internet of things devices [15] and robots.

  9. Alien (file converter) - Wikipedia

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    It might require Super User Privileges to run the command. If it does then proceed with the commands below $ sudo alien ${filename}.rpm # Rpm to Deb $ sudo alien-k ${filename}.tar.gz # Tar.gz to Deb $ sudo alien-d ${filename}.tar.bz2 # Tar.bz2 to Deb $ sudo alien--to-deb ~/ ${filename}.tgz # Tgz to Deb $ sudo alien-r ${filename}.deb