In Ubuntu, you can change the root password or activate the root account with this command : sudo passwd root But still GDM will not allow you to log on as root in the GUI. If you still want to do it (bad idea), you have to allow “root login” (or something similar) in “gdmsetup” : gksu gdmsetup

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A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.

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A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore’s Law.

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A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.

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