Pi4

Limited Supply

Pi 4 rent

2 bits (25 cents) a day -- $100 deposit

Try it - see if you like it

Run dual monitors

5 Volt Power Supply

Micro SD memory

pair of Micro HDMI cables

Connect TV with HDMI for a display (not included)

Plug in cable to your internet modem and go live internet

Micro HDMI cables $20 pair

Monster Cable

Heavy Duty Triple Layer Shielding

Low-Loss Nitrogen Gas

Injected Dielectric

Large Gauge Copper Connectors

Advanced for HDMI

______ Raspberry Pi4

______ microSD card & software $20

______ micro HDMI to HDMI cable $20 pair

______USB-C power supply

______USB wireless keyboard and mouse

______TV with HDMI input --- out of stock

______contact us

Pi 4 - for rent == 50 cents a day $100 deposit

Includes Power Supply, pair of HDMI cables, software on microSD memory

Software is open source. Make as many copies as you desire.

Office software - word processor - spreadsheet - web browser - email - much more

No menu bar with root.

"I set a password for root "

"When I login as root, no menu bar"

Make your own menu bar

I often use FileManager as root

/usr/share/raspi-ui-overides/applications/ ??pcman

- copy file-manager to desktop

"Simple answer is 'Don't do it.' "

Dougie

That is not a valid answer.

That is advice.

"Debian does NOT have a root login"

"No distribution allows root to use a GUI."

Not true

Check linux mint. I do it all of the time.

"there should be no need to ever login as root."

I bet you also do not root your phone.

How would you copy a file from one directory to another?

Do you use a terminal or a GUi ?

Fresh install of mediawiki

it saves LocalSettings.php in ~/Downloads/

It needs to go in /var/lib/mediawiki/

You can do it with a terminal

but is easier with FileManager

If you try to do it with FileManager

you do not have permission

how do you use sudo to call FileManager

do you drop to a terminal to call sudo filemanager

I am not sure this even works

or just run your mouse over to the FileManager icon

Wait, stupid pi does not have an icon with root

How do you edit a config file?

Probably use nano.

How would you use geany to edit LocalSettings.php

Change workspace ctl+alt+F2

login as root

startx

FileManager

change to directory

click on the file

open with geany

make edits

save

"why are you logging in as root?

On modern Linux/Unix systems generally the root user is disabled "

So, how does one enable it?

"it may be missing various configuration files

and these may need to be created. "

like what?

"Of course if you have a reason for logging in as root, "

"then there's no problem with that - "

It is the problem. Finding the files.

" the desktop is not designed to run as root."

"You might not like it, but it's how things are set up."

and how does one change the set up?

"there is no good reason to change this"

You own my computer ?

check

.config/.lxsession

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