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)

  • @[email protected]
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    3 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
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      193 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 - She/They
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      173 months ago

      why ask for a password.

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

      • @[email protected]
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        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.

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