On a ten or twelve year old machine, she might be working with a small hard drive.
On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 15:55 -0400, Matthias Johnson wrote: > She doesn't have to be a member of sudoers though I would rather > someone install updates, its not like leaving a Linux stock is rock > solid and never needs to be patched. Do people unfamiliar with pcs > really remove packages? > > Matthias Johnson > > > On Jul 30, 2010 3:42 PM, "Mark Wallace" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > But she needs it restricted enough that she can't delete source code > > or > > something thinking that she is deleting unneeded files. She isn't > > used > > to a system where you can uninstall the wrong sub routine and then > > have > > x windows not boot. > > > > I learned that lesson the hard way. That is why Ubunut initially > > came > > with root disabled. Ubuntu now tells you how to do it but they were > > thinking of less sophisticated users who were shying away from Linux > > because a root password can be a dangerous thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 15:03 -0400, Matthias Johnson wrote: > > > Again I feel linux mint is a better ... > > > > -- > > > > > > Robert Mark Wallace > > 60 Delaware Road > > Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 > > Telephone: (845) 566-0586 > > > > Visit my Blo... > > > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mai... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Aug 4 - Samba > Sep 1 - BOINC > Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions -- Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Telephone: (845) 566-0586 Visit my Blog, Mark Wallace Following Christ, at > http://markwallacefollowingchrist.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Aug 4 - Samba Sep 1 - BOINC Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions
