Sudo

Sudo (pronounced "su do") is a cool, open-source command-line tool that lets regular users run commands needing root access on any GNU/Linux or UNIX-like system. So, if you're not the admin, you can still get some tasks done!

Who Can Use Sudo?

Now, here's the catch: not everyone can use the sudo command in Linux. Only certain users or groups have this special power, thanks to settings from the system administrator. These lucky folks are called users with root privileges.

Keeping Track of Commands

Whenever a regular user runs commands as root using sudo, those actions are logged automatically. This means there's a record of everything that's done under root in the default logs directory for your Linux system. Plus, every Linux distribution comes with the sudo command pre-installed!

Installing Sudo

By default, Sudo comes along with any GNU/Linux operating system that you download as an ISO image (whether it's live or installable) or USB image. It's also super important for Linux versions that need to be built from sources or using pre-built binaries like Gentoo and Arch Linux.

Download and Installation

If you're looking to grab the latest version of Sudo, check out Softpedia. You can download it as a universal source archive in tar.gz file format, which works for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems!

How to Install Sudo

To get started with installation, simply download the file and save it where you can find it easily. Then extract the archive! Open up a terminal emulator and use the ‘cd’ command to navigate to where you just extracted those files. After that, run ‘./configure && make’ to set everything up.

Final Steps

If all goes well and you've installed successfully, execute ‘make install’ using sudo (remember: sudo needs to be on your system first!) or as root (the admin). The latter is usually recommended if you're missing sudo on your GNU/Linux setup.