OT: What's the deal with Ubuntu?

[wj]

> > Interesting:
> > Ubuntu does not create a root account by default. It setup to use sudo
> > for everything. I am not experienced enough with administration to know
> > if this is a good thing or not. I do know that it is convenient for some
> > things but does cause problems with some applications that require root
> > access. For example, ethereal did not work for me after installing it
> 
> Did you run it from a menu? If so, report it as a bug.
> this should work:
> sudo ethereal
> 

I installed using the GUI. I don't remember if I tried running it from
the command line, I might have. When running from the menu it would ask
for my password and then give me an error message.

I had a similar problem with firestarter.