I bought a laptop with Linux; there's only a guest session, i can't add other accounts [closed]
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I can't connect to WiFi or edit settings on this used laptop.
helpfile
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closed as off-topic by mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, K7AAY Feb 5 at 22:47
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I can't connect to WiFi or edit settings on this used laptop.
helpfile
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
closed as off-topic by mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, K7AAY Feb 5 at 22:47
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
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Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
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Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
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Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
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Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45
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I can't connect to WiFi or edit settings on this used laptop.
helpfile
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
I can't connect to WiFi or edit settings on this used laptop.
helpfile
helpfile
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
edited Feb 5 at 22:46
K7AAY
4,02921744
4,02921744
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
asked Feb 5 at 20:17
Vaidas JakštysVaidas Jakštys
1
1
closed as off-topic by mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, K7AAY Feb 5 at 22:47
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, karel, K7AAY Feb 5 at 22:47
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – mikewhatever, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
1
Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
4
Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
2
Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45
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did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
1
Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
4
Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
2
Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45
1
1
did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
1
1
Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
4
4
Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
2
2
Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
1
1
Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45
Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45
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If you don't an account with super user (root/sudo) permissions, I would strongly suggest just doing a clean install. It may be next to impossible to create a new account if you don't have sudo.
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If you don't an account with super user (root/sudo) permissions, I would strongly suggest just doing a clean install. It may be next to impossible to create a new account if you don't have sudo.
answered Feb 5 at 20:23
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If you don't an account with super user (root/sudo) permissions, I would strongly suggest just doing a clean install. It may be next to impossible to create a new account if you don't have sudo.
answered Feb 5 at 20:23
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If you don't an account with super user (root/sudo) permissions, I would strongly suggest just doing a clean install. It may be next to impossible to create a new account if you don't have sudo.
answered Feb 5 at 20:23
Ryan J. YoderRyan J. Yoder
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If you don't an account with super user (root/sudo) permissions, I would strongly suggest just doing a clean install. It may be next to impossible to create a new account if you don't have sudo.
answered Feb 5 at 20:23
Ryan J. YoderRyan J. Yoder
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answered Feb 5 at 20:23
Ryan J. YoderRyan J. Yoder
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answered Feb 5 at 20:23
Ryan J. YoderRyan J. Yoder
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answered Feb 5 at 20:23
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did person who sold you that laptop mentioned some kind of Root user/root password?
– Gravemind
Feb 5 at 20:19
1
Clean install seems like an obvious solution.
– mikewhatever
Feb 5 at 20:24
4
Clean install of LTS version seems like an obvious solution :)
– N0rbert
Feb 5 at 20:25
2
Doing a fresh install isn't as scary as it may sound (especially, if you are new to Linux). Do you have another computer that you can use to download Ubuntu and create a bootable USB stick? Here are the instructions to do this using Windows: tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/…. (For other scenarios, see this page: ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
– PJ Singh
Feb 5 at 21:01
1
Possible duplicate of How do I reset a lost administrative password?
– karel
Feb 5 at 22:45