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Re: [kubuntu-kde3.5-users] "Actions --> Edit as Root" does not work

From: Gerhard Zintel <gerhard.zintel@...>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:22:41 +0200
On Wednesday 29 April 2009, Stefan Endrullis wrote:
> > trying to install kdesudo-kde3 with "apt-get install " I am told that
> > apt-get tries to remove package sudo what gives me an error message that
> > in that case I can not longer log into my system as root because no Root
> > password is set.
> >
> > As long as that is the case I don't want to force installation of
> > sudo-kde3.
> >
> > Gerhard
>
> You can set the root password via "sudo passwd" test it via "su".
>
> Stefan

I have done this meanwhile but I'm nevertheless uncertain if I should 
deinstall the sudo package for installation of  sudo-kde3?! Is it a complete 
replacement of this system tool?

Gerhard