It is a simple way to reset forgotten Ubuntu root password without any extra tools. As following the guide from the official Ubuntu lost password documentation, you must do the short process to reset the lost password of Ubuntu Linux.

• Reboot your computer.
• Hold Shift during boot to start GRUB menu.
• Highlight your image and press E to edit.
• Find the line starting with “linux” and append “rw init=/bin/bash” at the end of that line.
• Press “Ctrl + x” or “F10” to boot.
• Type in “passwd” username.
• Set your new password.
• Reboot system.

1. When you turn on your Ubuntu system, press Esc or Shift button to pause the GNU GRUB menu page. You can select navigate between options with keyboard arrow keys. Select the “*Ubuntu” and press “e” for editing.

2. After pressing the “e” you see the bellow screenshot. Try to find the exact code “ro quiet splash $vt_handoff” line and remove it.

3. Now replace this code “rw init=/bin/bash” and press “Ctrl +x” or “F10” to reboot the system and follow the process of resetting Ubuntu lost password.

4. Now the system will boot to a root shell command prompt. First, check your partition is in the read-write state by running the “mount | grep -w /” command. Type the command and press enter.

5. Finally, to reset forgotten Ubuntu root password, type “passwd” command and press enter. Then type the new password twice and reboot the Ubuntu system.

When the system reboot, on the login page you can log on the root user with newly entered password. That’s all you neet to reset forgotten Ubuntu root password without any tools.

Hope you enjoy this simple article for resetting lost password of all Ubuntu linux.

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Have you faced with such a nasty error in Ubuntu 16.4 “This software comes from a 3rd party and may contain non-free components” while you need to install a downloaded .deb package or third party software? This is simple bug with Ubuntu software center that will not allow a user to install 3rd party software on a system. But don’t worry, the update for Ubuntu fix this problem.

Install 3rd Party Software in Ubuntu 16.4

If you already not installed the latest update for Ubuntu Linux which has a fix pack for Ubuntu software center. So try to install 3rd party software or apps with this simple tip on your Ubuntu systems.

1. Open the Terminal and type “Sudo apt-get install gdebi” and press enter to install the Gdebi alternative Ubuntu software installer.

Let the GDebi package installer installation finished successfully and finally close the terminal. Now you have an alternative software installer for installing .deb packages on Ubuntu Linux.

2. Navigate to download software directory and right click on the software package then select Open with and select GDebi Package Installer instead of builtin Ubuntu software installer.

Here I want to install Teamviewer for remote control for teaching and supporting online some clients and students.

3. When the package get ready, click Install Package on GDebi package installer to get start installing third-party software on Ubuntu 16.4.

Let the installation process has complete. Then try to open the installed app or software.

4. Here is the installed Teamviewer on Linux Ubuntu. If you need more information about Teamviewer remote controller, read the article “Teach and support online with Teamviewer“.

That’s all, the GDebi package installer installed the 3rd party software successfully on Linux Ubuntu. Remember that this error is only on Ubuntu 16.4 builtin software installer. On the update Ubuntu you will now see “This software comes from a 3rd party and may contain non-free components” error.

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