[GRLUG] Distro's - was GRLUG test comment

[Tim Schmidt]

On 5/4/06, Bill Creswell <billcreswell at gmail.com> wrote:
> This topic should be changed to "Testy Comments"

Hahaha...  I agree!

> I like not going into root to maintain my system. I am too stupid to install
> software that is not in my GUI Synaptic package manager with the resource
> lists supplied by Ubuntu, which offers me a pretty decent level of
> protection against destroying my own system.
>
> rm-r? , yea right, do you see me opening a terminal? I used that kind of
> stuff when it was called VAX.
>
> I got tired of trying to make packages n stuff. I am a windows user.
>
> Unless I start hacking the repository list because I read it in a forum, in
> which case I get what I deserve.

Hey...  at least you know.  That puts you in the 99th percentile.

> I installed it, so I have sudo access. It seems reasonable to me. The nice
> programs ask me for it when it is necessary, so if my kids try to use it on
> their login, they would have to know my highly secure (snicker) password.
>
> You guys that need root should be running slackware, gentoo or FreeLSD
> anyway, distros that guys like me can't even install.

There really isn't any need for a root account these days.  That's
kind of what we're talking about.  Different users need different
privileges for different things, and with Linux you can be as granular
as you want...

You can unload the whole shebang on one account...  root.

You can give (fairly large) pieces to individual users...  sudo and the like.

You can define in minuscule detail, every permission every user and
application need to do anything related to their job(s) and deny
everything else...  SELinux.

Pick your poison.

--tim