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Re: Incorrect password when using Synaptic Package Manager

 

I checked, it uses gksudo: gksu --description
/usr/share/applications/synaptic.desktop /usr/sbin/synaptic

Regards,
Duy Hung

2010/8/17 Andrew Woodhead <andrew.woodhead666@xxxxxxxxx>

> Check the item in menu, make sure it is being ran in the gksudo way.
> -Andy
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Bob Trevithick <bob.trevithick@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi Hung,
>>
>> Have you tried it from your normal user account, rather than root?
>> Just select Synaptic from the {references menu, and use your normal
>> *user* password, not the root password.  The first user created during
>> install has privileges to use the sudo/gksudo commands, and the
>> default is for there to be no root account password at all.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Bob
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Duy Hùng Trần <nguyentieuhau@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello all!
>> > I can't use Synaptic Package Manager in Lubuntu 10.10 alpha 3.
>> > It always says I provide wrong root password but I'm sure it's correct,
>> I
>> > type carefully, my password is very simple and I can log in as root in
>> > terminal with this password.
>> > I need some help. Thanks!
>> > Regards,
>> > Hung
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