Debian Linux migration
Thoughts for today
Enjoying Debian Linux and freedom from Snaps
Post installλ︎
TODO: see debian-post-install.md file on Londo laptop
NordVPN & Nordpassλ︎
NordVPN installs via a script
Nordpass for Linux is only available as a snap, so using the website version.
Requested to Nord support that an AppImage package for Nordpass is provided as it does not need all the mechanism of a snap.
TODO: investigate if there is a firefox plugin for nordpass that doesnt require a separate install (doesnt seem to be the case unfortunately)
Adminsitration Accountλ︎
A root user account is created during initial Debian Linux installation, prompting for the root password.
su - is used to change from the normal user login to the root account, allowing for package updates and other Adminsitrative commands to be run.
Enter the root password when prompted.
Carry out adminsitrative tasks as required and type exit to leave the root acount and return to the user account.
Dedicated terminal console
When undertaking a lot of adminsitrative tasks, consider changing to the root account in a dedicated terminal console window.
Having a separate terminal console window open reduces the need to change between user and root accounts.
Terminal applications (e.g. Kitty) can open multiple tabs, so one of the tabs can be used to su to the root account.
Thank you.
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