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iHaveNoNames	2021-06-21 , 21:40
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Originally Posted by peterleinchen

Just download the deb, click on it via file manager and it should install.
Then 'sudo gainroot'

It seems I have lost capabilities for packages installations. The manager launches and crashes...

Originally Posted by freemangordon

boot rescueos, mount /, chroot and change the root password (or whatever you want) from there

That's seem to be a nice solution. I will try it !... After having reading the frugal instructions Thk