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I'm new to Linux and just installed the Gnome on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet (or something similar). Once inside the Gnome GUI, there is a terminal prompt but typing commands does not do anything. I've searched for hours and cannot figure out how I can start running commands as root again, so I can begin installing programs.

I've tried the following: Alt+F2 (does not work)

sudo -i

gnome-terminal

gksu gnome-terminal

sudo -H gnome-terminal

the above commands do not print out any text, just do not run.

Liso
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ThatWeirdDude
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Don't use the Alt + F2 shortcut. Press Ctrl + Alt + T and use the terminal should be correct.

muru
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Chromium
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In GUI you you should use:

gksu command

or

gksudo command

But note, this is only for graphical applications to run them from superuser. For CLI applications just:

sudo command
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