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dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 12:48 PM
Hi, i'm new to lubuntu and yesterday i installed it on my old computer.
I'm trying to install skype and it asks me for my password ("you need to grant administrative rights to install software"), i enter the correct password and it tells me it is incorrect.
Is there a way to disable the lubuntu from requesting passwords to install packages, or i need to enter a password that's not from my user??

Thanks

codemaniac
April 2nd, 2012, 12:55 PM
Whenever you fire any system administration command with the help of sudo , the system will as k you for the admin password .It is only for your securities sake !!

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 01:07 PM
Whenever you fire any system administration command with the help of sudo , the system will as k you for the admin password .It is only for your securities sake !!

Ok, but the problem is that i insert the correct password and he tells me it's incorrect

kc1di
April 2nd, 2012, 01:33 PM
Ok, but the problem is that i insert the correct password and he tells me it's incorrect
Did you by any chance use upper case when you entered the original password? passwords are case sensitive in Linux.

Just a thought.

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 01:38 PM
Did you by any chance use upper case when you entered the original password? passwords are case sensitive in Linux.

Just a thought.

I am 100% sure i'm typing the correct password i even created a new user with a basic passwrod to test ( 123456 ).

codemaniac
April 2nd, 2012, 01:41 PM
If you have downloaded the .deb file for skype, you should be able to just double click it and it will install skype in your system .

kc1di
April 2nd, 2012, 02:02 PM
only other thing I can think of is it's asking for a skype password not your admin password.
Worth a try.

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 02:07 PM
only other thing I can think of is it's asking for a skype password not your admin password.
Worth a try.
How would that be possible? I havent still installed it and my skype and lubuntu password are the same.

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 07:04 PM
Here's a pic of it.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg580/scaled.php?server=580&filename=photo0038b.jpg&res=medium

This time trying to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10.
Any help?

codemaniac
April 2nd, 2012, 07:09 PM
Yea sure updating the system definately require admin privileges .
Have you tried resting your password .
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 08:51 PM
Yea sure updating the system definately require admin privileges .
Have you tried resting your password .
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

No luck, i have managed to use skype with the static version.
Is it because i installed the mini version?
Btw For some random reason lubuntu doenst store my keyboard layout it always changes to the US version.

Rodney9
April 2nd, 2012, 08:56 PM
Keyboard Layout Problem - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1874069


For How-To's, Information and Screen-Casts on Lubuntu go to the
Lubuntu One Stop Thread -

Lubuntu One Stop Thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755)

Rodney

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 10:09 PM
Keyboard Layout Problem - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1874069


For How-To's, Information and Screen-Casts on Lubuntu go to the
Lubuntu One Stop Thread -

Lubuntu One Stop Thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755)

Rodney

Thanks
):P

dicamarques
April 2nd, 2012, 11:00 PM
SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!
i've googled eveywhere and in a atemp to make it work i tryed to enable the root account

sudo passwd root

and when it asked me for a password i entered root and i'm installing skype at the time im typing .

Thanks for the help of everyone :D