Gogo Sempai@programming.dev to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoUmm guys...programming.devimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down121
arrow-up1433arrow-down1imageUmm guys...programming.devGogo Sempai@programming.dev to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareNaz@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow can that be true when nearly every command asks for root, including regular system updates? E.g: Sudo apt-get upgrade
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s what “sudo” does, it basically means run this as if you were logged in as root.
minus-squareAndrewlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot nearly every command, at least if you use terminal a lot. My point was about using root as a main user/account. It’s not safe to do this. If you use/need root privileges for some commands, then you use non-root user/account.
How can that be true when nearly every command asks for root, including regular system updates? E.g: Sudo apt-get upgrade
That’s what “sudo” does, it basically means run this as if you were logged in as root.
Not nearly every command, at least if you use terminal a lot. My point was about using root as a main user/account. It’s not safe to do this. If you use/need root privileges for some commands, then you use non-root user/account.