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the user password doesn't work as root & the changed root password isn't working either.

I should also note that I am using KDE version. IS it an issue with the login screen or something else compounding this problem?

Hi,

I tried the sudo passwd root command.

It said it completed successfully, but still unable to log into root. The reason I want root is to download & install the blasted HP printer driver otherwise it is a useless doorstop.

I had originally installed my Mx Linux 23 with different user ...

I get it. I use terminal when I need to access direct tweaking, otherwise I have mine setup via a router.

My interest in a gui is mainly for a tech challenged relative that hasn't completed the learning curve for Mx Linux. There are a couple of widgets as well to make doing musical locations a ...

I respect that. I was mainly looking for feedback on the new & improved offering. I had in mind my tech challenged relatives. I had seen the whiners online who had come over from Windows & had no literacy in Linux at all. All the other big Vpn companies have apparently made gui's for their linux ...

In my surfing I found out that Nordvpn has built a gui for all those Linux challenged refugees. Has anyone tried it?
Will it work out of the box or does it need special tweaking for our flavour of Linux?
They finally updated site to include documentation for Linux users, not just those that used ...

I don't know your use case hardware & space wise. Is it for a laptop or a desktop?

At home I connect to Vpn via my router. I use an Asus router with Asuswrt-merlin installed, custom scripts & an ethernet hub.
This gives me the best of both worlds as needed; wireless & wired connection points ...

sorry didn't mean to jump on toes. I happen to have same printer. will move on

Hi,
I am in same boat. I cant get past the network coupling. I don't get the popup to install hp driver. Does this have something to do with HP's move to a subscription model?
I want to get my printer working with Mxlinux again.

I think we are on a similar wave length @razor2021. As much as I am willing to be a beta tester, I am not willing to potentially breech my security all for the name of free etc. I prefer something with a bit more track record at this point.