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    [–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Because they don't work or because they don't know how to use them anymore? ;)

    [–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    No one's opened their laptop in months, not a single issue to fix, that's what we call problem solving!

    [–] RCKLSSBNDN 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    I can only imagine the shit show that would commence if I put Linux on my mom's laptop

    Mom sms: It's asking for permissions again, I forgot my password!

    Me: It's in the notebook, mom.

    Mom: I can't find the notebook!

    Me: Last I saw it, it was on the coffee table.

    Mom: Found it!

    ...

    Mom: It doesn't work!

    Me: Are you looking at the brown notebook or the pink one?

    Mom: Yes!

    Me: Yes what? Are you in?

    Mom: Yes, I have a notebook and the password doesn't work!

    Repeat forever.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    You could disable admin password. I know you can do it for sudo by editing sudeors file, so there must be a way to do it for graphical prompts too.

    [–] dustojnikhummer 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    I mean live ISOs don't have login passwords so it must be doable for a full install

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Actually they do, it's just set to login automatically on boot. If you manually log out you have to enter a password to login again.

    I was talking about disabling sudo password rather than login password anyway.

    [–] dustojnikhummer 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    At least the Mint live ISO doesn't have password. When you lock the OS there, you don't enter a password and just press Enter to log back in. At least I think it was the Mint ISO

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    Some definitely do, interesting to see mint dosen't.