[dba-Tech] Linux Problem

[Arthur Fuller]

Thanks for the tips but I'm still not sure what to do, I have a Debian file
and wish to execute it. Wha

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 1:53 PM Bryan Carbonnell <carbonnb at gmail.com> wrote:

> You will need to run the program that gives you the listbox as sudo
>
> or install the deb file from the command line prepending the full
> command with sudo.
>
> I suspect that there are 2 users on your box. Your user and the root user.
>
> Your user was probably given access to use sudo.
>
> Your best bet is to read the documentation for your distro on how that
> works.
>
> B
>
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2021 at 12:51, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I do have an inkling about sudo, but I don't know how to use it when
> > presented with a list Box containing current downloads. I would have
> > thought that Right-Click would give me an option Run As, but no such
> luck.
> > Ij, given a file whose type id .DEB, how can I open and run it? There is
> > only one user on this Linux box, namely me, but apparently I do not have
> > Admin rights.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 12:20 PM Bryan Carbonnell <carbonnb at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Use the 'sudo' command.
> > >
> > > B
> > >
> > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 at 18:39, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have a Deb file that would install Oracle's VirtualBox, but then
> when I
> > > > double-click it, it says that I need Admin permissions to install
> it. I
> > > am
> > > > the sole user of this box, and have marked myself as an Admin. right-
> > > click
> > > > on the filename and don't see a Run As option,
> > > > What to do?
> > > > (It's Mint 20.xx if that matters.)
> > > >
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Arthur