I think I found a security bug in Linux Mint.
Install Linux Mint 22 (Cinnamon) with password requirement to sign in. Using the GUI have Mint update. Reboot. Confirm that you need a password to use sudo (you do).
In the "start menu" (app menu), open "Users and Groups" and create another administrator. Note there is no option to require password sign in, but that is not the greater issue.
Log out, log in as your new user. Open "Users and Groups" again. Delete the 1st user. Reboot.
Guess what, you never need a password, ever again. You can right click and run as root anytime you want, you can run sudo anytime you feel like it. No passwords or prompt warning you of your actions. Install any random DEB file without any prompt.
You're basically root.
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Sakura Terminal
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Is a terminal emulator based on GTK+ and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator.
Being trying and I like it a lot.
Surely I replace it for Xterm...
I like Xterm also, but Sakura is more powerful.
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I mean, who would've guessed?! STUDY finds that masks worn in hospitals prevent needless infections!
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There is a striking resemblance between the Russian propaganda technique the “Firehose of Falsehood”, and the way Trump’s lieutenants are now performing a coordinated flooding of all channels with the fake story that “millions and millions” of immigrants are comming to eat your pets.
Trump’s voters could be hearing that the debate did not go well for Trump, but instead they are bombarded with the idea, that if you don’t vote for Trump, your dog will die.
I wonder who coordinates all this.
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in reply to Linux Is Best • • •Microsoft Windows has better security protection than Linux Mint.
Do yourself a favor, if you're going to use Linux for the 1st time, install Ultramarine Linux (Kde Plasma edition). You'll be safer.
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in reply to Linux Is Best • • •In this video, I quickly created oz3, logged out, and the 1st thing I do after switching users is run, "sudo apt update" without any password.
Note: Video will be DELETED in a few hours. I am not going to keep it up forever.
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in reply to Linux Is Best • • •Screenshot shows a simple "who am i" command and also what group Linux Mint gave me from making the new user.
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in reply to Linux Is Best • • •Is this actually a Security Bug?
As far as I know, it is only 'highly recommended' to use a password/second user(other than Root) in the first place rather than an absolute requirement.
I think all you have done is restore your install of Linux to it's original state. The fact you needed the password to login means it's secure from boot.
Interesting though. I'll be keen to see the vox pop feedback on this.
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