can someone please help me, im so new at this whole thing. and ive been looking all day for an app that is a "root shell" What is a root shell? Why can’t I find an all that has that?
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1Why do you need "root shell"? Where were you instructed to use it? Please Edit your question and add this information. – Enterprise May 03 '21 at 02:06
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Please provide OS & release details. Your question is vague and unclear especially on a Ubuntu system. – guiverc May 03 '21 at 02:16
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Ubuntu does not use the root user shell by default. Instead, the root is disabled by default. As such there is no 'root shell' shortcut application.
The way you run commands as superuser is by using sudo straight on the terminal directly, and provide your user's password to attempt to use sudo privileges. There is no 'root shell' application in an Ubuntu system.
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https://www.howtogeek.com/196740/how-to-fix-an-ubuntu-system-when-it-wont-boot/ "Leaves the menu and goes to a root shell prompt". What is the difference between this and the 'normal' shell? – Quantum Guy 123 Feb 17 '22 at 18:18