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ok, ive run debian for two weeks and managed to screw it up already. im not sure what i did (was trying to install nvidia drivers, installed updates) but when ...
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    cant login as root

    ok, ive run debian for two weeks and managed to screw it up already. im not sure what i did (was trying to install nvidia drivers, installed updates) but when i try tp open a root terminal i get an error saying failed to run /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator as root. when i try logging in a terminal it says no such file when i type the password.

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    Try using Konsole as normal user and then do a su to get root

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    didnt work, i seriously messed up something in root so i just reinstalled, all fixed now.

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