[Quantian-general] root password

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

David Rebar wrote:
> I know that this must sound like the stupidest question in a long time,
> but I have been looking for the answer for a week now in different places.
> 
> What is the root password for Quantian, I can't install it without root
> priviledges. I found one reference to "passwd" which failed.

Try opening a terminal window and typing

sudo su -

It's been a long time since I booted Quantian or other Knoppix-based
LiveCDs, but I'm pretty sure that's how you do it.