>choose a root password (you MUST use a strong one)>or you could just skip that bullshit>no there's no skip button we didn't feel like coding one, just leave the field blank>you didn't do that because it doesn't say anywhere that it's an option and in all other form software leaving a field blank gives an error? well too late now>now you've made your root account you must also make a user account>no you can't use the account you just made you have to be a separate user>we don't care if you're the only person who uses your computer that's how it worked on mainframes fifty years ago so that's how it has to work>great, welcome to linux>you don't like GNOME and want a more normal GUI? switching is easy!>ERROR unauthorised action>sudo>ERROR>If you set up a root password during install, you will find your user without sudo privileges. This (locking you out of making any important changes to your computer) is intended behaviour (because making it work like it should do would break everything.) You're lucky you found this tiny little notice at the bottom of the install guide or you'd think your installation was corrupt!>To enable sudo after a fresh install:>$ su -l># adduser USERNAME sudo># exit>Then, log out of the desktop environment and log in again. You can check the success of the above by entering >$ groups>picrel
>>108708575PEBKAC
>>108708575>no there's no skip button we didn't feel like coding one, just leave the field blankhaving a blank password and having no password is the same>no you can't use the account you just made you have to be a separate userYou can use root as your user account. It's unwise, but nobody will stop youThe rest of your posts sounds like Ubuntu bullshit, which is user errorI use Arch btw.
>>108708593It's Debian
>>108708575
>>108708682So you don't even have the excuse of falling for the Ubuntu meme without thinking? You made a choice, and that choice was retarded
>>108708714the choice was made for me when ren'py started demanding win10 or newer
Filtered hard
>>108708575Retina Macbook Pros doesn't have this problem
>>108708575Add ur user to wheel, uncomment "%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL" in visudo, change the root shell in /etc/passwd to /bin/nologin
>>108708575>we don't care if you're the only person who uses your computer that's how it worked on mainframes fifty years ago so that's how it has to work kekMy only hope for personal computing is ReactOS
>>108708937so MAYBE I didn't read through everything as carefully as I should've done although I'm pretty sure that wasn't there but that doesn't change the fact that I did everything like I was told to and now I CAN'T SUDO
>>108709086https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/292563Don't use adduser or useradd.Yes, it's retarded.
>>108708575it tells you all this during installationare you an actual retard who doesn't read the 3 sentences atop the screen?
>>108709086no, it was thereno, you didn't do everything as told. you didn't even read it
Try using the password;QuietBlackAfricanNeighbourWhoDoesntLikeRapMusic6988!#.
fucking up the most basic shit and sperging out about it on the internet, could not be me senpai
You should just reinstall and do it the right way OP. >>108709086Just take it from me dog. Reinstall Debian. Don't enter a root password this time. Everything will be like you expect. Debian is a fantastic distro, one of the best.
>>108708575>>108708937Interesting, this is an odd way for debian to do it.Anon, please just use Ubuntu or Fedora. Most beginner linux issues seem to be a result of using an unsuitable distro. Debian is rock solid BUT it's very "traditional" (old fashioned) and intended for greybeard types. Arch and Cachy are aimed at very technical neckbeard types. Most distros are tiny hobby projects and I have no idea why beginners seem to like to choose them. I'm half convinced linus sebastian deliberately chooses odd niche shit like "pop os" to increase the chance of issues that will make for a dramatic video.Just use plain old Ubuntu or Fedora, you won't run into this kind of thing.
>>108708575skill issue, stick to fedora, linux mint or endeavour os if you can't get your hands dirty
>>108708575I'm sorry that you are retarded OP.
