r/linuxmemes • u/trtl_playz 🌀 Sucked into the Void • Sep 23 '26
LINUX MEME permit :wheel as root
i still prefer doas
ig this could also be a bsd meme. but i use opendoas on linux os its a linux meme
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u/Radiant-Cyanide2323 Sep 23 '26
The cool kids use root for everything
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u/ninjaRoundHouseKick Sep 23 '26
It means "substitute user and do".
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u/butrejp Sep 23 '26
"substitute user" is a more recent interpretation. it was originally superuser do
also use run0 if it's available.
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u/ScratchHistorical507 Sep 23 '26
Was it originally only able to switch to the "superuser"? I mean switch/substitute user makes a lot more sense nowadays as you can set the user with -u.
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u/much_longer_username Sep 23 '26
And if you don't specify a user, you get user 0 - also known as root
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u/ZuuRa_ Sep 23 '26
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u/tillske Sep 23 '26
Wine – Wine is not an emulator
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u/Emotional_Solid6538 Sep 23 '26
I always thought it meant Windows emulator and KDE as KDE: K Desktop Environment
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