james wrote:
I appreciate your reply... i found it was set by default which is why i was 'thrown'. That window doesn't appear in *buntu which i'd used for 6 years. I'm going through a bad stage with linux at present. 'Black book' was just being light hearted - all distros have their place (even if one can't see it).
Yeah, I didn't take it too heavy. Just wanted to point you at how to fix it. Debian is all voluntary and there's always room for more volunteers, even if it's just making a note of the problems.
I think that window doesn't appear in *buntu because that's one of the things its developers changed. Last time I remember, it did everything through sudo, which I feel is a bit risky, as you don't have to enter the password when the admin tool starts.
But, as you say, all distros have their place. I stopped on debian because I was sent a big box of installation CDs by a friend and I worked my way down them until I didn't break the system quickly...
Regards,