I am a certified Linux user with almost 10 years of experience.

Please run the following command in a terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Let me know if this fixes your issue

- certified Linux expert

(I’m making fun of the 25 year Microsoft veterans on the support page that tell users to run SFC /scannow)

  • slazer2au
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    407 months ago

    It’s asking me for a password. OMG why doesn’t it know it’s me and do what I tell it.

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    • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      You joke but ssu is for that (since you are logged in already, why ask for a password).

      Edit: this is for single-user systems. Makes yay (AUR helper) pretty convenient.

      • @RustyNova@lemmy.world
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        197 months ago

        Oh no. This is so bad. Who in their right mind would assume that a login user remains the same user throughout the session!?

        Oh wait. Windows.

      • Norah (pup/it/she)
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        177 months ago

        why ask for a password.

        To give the user an extra second to realise they’re doing dumb shit, and should stop?

        • TurboWafflz
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          57 months ago

          Also, so that a random program you run as an wheel user can’t just get root access without asking.

        • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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          7 months ago

          Like, editing a /etc/config file or installling a package. You"re ading ssu to <tool> already, you’re aware you’re doing root tasks.