tags: root administrator permissions console terminal
Root can mean differrent things in Linux.<br>
The ''root partition'' is the partition with you system files in it.<br>
The ''filesystem root'' is the ground level of your filesystem, you can go in no deeper.<br><br>
The user ''root'' is the Linux equivalent (more or less) to the Windows
Administrator.<br><br>
=== How to become root in a console ===
If you need root permissions, this is how to get them.
The user ''root'' is the Linux equivalent (more or less) to the Windows Administrator.<br><br>
1. Open a terminal ''aka'' console ''aka'' command prompt.<br>
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