Any other distros default to root?

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scientist · #1 Post by **scientist** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 06:45

Is Puppy or other derivatives the only distro that defaults to a root user ?

musher0 · #2 Post by **musher0** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 07:57

Hello scientist.

I know for certain, because Ive used them, that the latest PCLinuxOS
and Porteus distros offer you the choice of logging in as root or as
"userX" (whatever name you may have chosen).

BFN.

darry1966 · #3 Post by **darry1966** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 09:19

Austrumi defaults to root
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=austrumi

scientist · #4 Post by **scientist** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 09:49

I got 550.

Failed to change directory.

scientist · #5 Post by **scientist** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 09:54

musher0 wrote:Hello scientist.

I know for certain, because Ive used them, that the latest PCLinuxOS
and Porteus distros offer you the choice of logging in as root or as
"userX" (whatever name you may have chosen).

BFN.

I appreciate the recommendations.

I need a bit torrent to download PCLinxOS.

What would you recommend ?

darry1966 · #6 Post by **darry1966** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 10:14

Andy if your'e interested download Austrumi here:
ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/

Semme · #7 Post by **Semme** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 10:30

BTC? No ya don't >> http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/ ... s/live-cd/

scientist · #8 Post by **scientist** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 10:33

musher0 wrote:Hello scientist.

I know for certain, because Ive used them, that the latest PCLinuxOS
and Porteus distros offer you the choice of logging in as root or as
serX" (whatever name you may have chosen).

BFN.

Can I install Porteus to my hard drive?

You can run Porteus from your hard drive whether it is an external or internal hard drive. We advise that you run Porteus from these media in its compressed form, commonly referred to as a 'frugal' install. We do not support decompressing Porteus to your system as a regular linux install. You should install Slackware instead.

Semme · #9 Post by **Semme** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 10:36

Head's UP! >> http://www.porteus.org/tutorials/37-ins ... -v-10.html

scientist · #10 Post by **scientist** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 11:11

darry1966 wrote:Andy if your'e interested download Austrumi here:
ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/

Thanks for your help.

I downloaded the newest version.

I am posting this message from a pen drive installation.

Unfortunately, it is not English.

Palemoon is itš browser.

But it looks nice.

Learning is always beneficial.

Semme · #11 Post by **Semme** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 14:08

Changing language is a little obscure, but it's in the menu.

musher0 · #12 Post by **musher0** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 16:15

scientist wrote:
musher0 wrote:Hello scientist.

I know for certain, because Ive used them, that the latest PCLinuxOS
and Porteus distros offer you the choice of logging in as root or as
"userX" (whatever name you may have chosen).

BFN.
I appreciate the recommendations.

I need a bit torrent to download PCLinxOS.

What would you recommend ?

Hello scientist.

I am not really familiar with torrents. The author of Toutou (the French
Puppy) has always recommended Transmission, though, so it must be
good. BFN.

Colonel Panic · #13 Post by **Colonel Panic** » Tue 22 Dec 2015, 19:51

Vector allows you to log in as root, and so does Zenwalk; though I believe Zenwalk discourages you from logging in as root, it doesn't stop you doing it. You can log in as root in Slackware as well.

Semme · #14 Post by **Semme** » Wed 23 Dec 2015, 00:15

Wanna play developer? You can login as root on most any distro worth its salt.

Moat · #15 Post by **Moat** » Wed 23 Dec 2015, 01:27

In my (limited) experience, logging in as root - and attempting to use the system "normally" as a root user (as if it were any regular user account) - are two different things. Lots of standard Linux OS's may allow logging in as root to do admin tasks, but many of the regular, daily-used desktop applications can be buggy and fail in one way or the other, I've found, running as root. I think most applications are likely designed/compiled/installed for use within a limited-permission user account environment, and therefore can bump into some wonky, un-reliable permission-failure behaviors when ran as root.

That's what I've found, anyway, running as root on various Ubuntu/Mint/Debian spins, IIRC. I greatly enjoy the freedom from permission-based "nags" with Puppy's root user approach, and attempted to run the same way on a few other popular distros - but the continuous, unpredictable issues that arose made it a troublesome, un-workable PITA. I've since become accustomed enough to the "Linux way" of administrating on those non-Puppy-like systems, that it's really no longer an issue. Just had to learn and adjust a bit (which I'm still doing... part of the fun!).

IOW (and IMHO) - to reliably and predictably operate a Linux OS normally (daily driver) as a root user, the system has to have been thoroughly developed with that use specifically in mind... like Puppy. The vast majority of distros have not, it appears.

Bob

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Any other distros default to root?

Any other distros default to root?