Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Binary install distro

[Mark Knecht]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
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> I have noticed the same points you found.  I set up the user "cutie" during
> the install.  I logged in as cutie then did sudo su -.  That got me to root
> user.  Yeppie ! Then I did passwd and typed in a root password.  After that,
> I could login as root.  I don't like not having the root password set.
>
> I don't use sudo on my rig so it sort of annoys me.  ;-)   I guess we have
> that in common.  lol
>
> The update tool is GUI.  That's why I think he can do that himself.  A lot
> like winders in a way.  Heck, if this works well and that intfs thingy gets
> on my nerves, may use it myself.  :-(   I may have found my next distro.
>  I'm not leaving yet.  I'm going to give the inity thingy a shot, maybe two.
>  After that, kill shot.
>
> Dale

Yeah, I was pretty sure it must work normally if you either know what
to do or take the time to go learn. In my case I was essentially
deciding whether to bother with this really slow Mac Mini that I had
almost never used since I bought it (my worst PC purchase in 30 years)
or to essentially throw the thing away. In the end I opted for the
virtual trash can.

- Mark