On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:57:56 +0100 Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> wrote:
> On Sat, 2016-03-19 at 18:38 +0000, Joe wrote: > > I've never seen sudo installed by default in any Debian, and I begin > > with expert minimal netinstalls of stable, and I've never seen it > > offered as an option there. My first two actions on reboot are to > > install sudo and mc. > > By default you are asked to provide a password for the “root” > (administrator) account and information necessary to create one > regular user account. If you do not specify a password for the > “root” user this account will be disabled but the sudo package > will be installed later to enable administrative tasks to be carried > out on the new system. > > From https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apas03.html.en > > OK, I didn't know that. -- Joe