# \[RESPONDED\] New user already floundering **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [April 4, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/responded-new-user-already-floundering/29149 "2023-04-04T18:07:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 59
**Author:** ![Be\_Far](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/be_far/32/43857_2.png) [@Be\_Far](https://community.frame.work/u/Be_Far)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/responded-new-user-already-floundering/29149/59 "2023-04-09T23:05:11Z")
> [@Adam\_M](#): > > I’ve now got the FW connected and software updating via WIFI as I type Ok, so it’s not your wifi driver, it’s just your proximity to the router. I haven’t heard anyone having range issues, that may be something to contact support about. My instructions were not wifi specific. > [@Adam\_M](#): > > root, root shell There are two types of user accounts in Linux: users and superusers. Installing linux gives you access to two accounts by default: the account you named on install (a user), and `root` (a superuser). a ‘root shell’, ‘admin shell’, or anything ‘as administrator’ just means the command can change system files in some way. One way to do that is with `sudo` (which, by the way, is short for SuperUserDO): if your user is a subtype of user called a ‘sudoer’ (which your account is by default), you can run one command like a superuser just by running it as `sudo` and entering your password. Another is to just have a superuser (`root`) run the command. Again, many ways to accomplish any one task. > [@Adam\_M](#): > > I’d have to type “sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y” into Terminal? Correct! That’s pretty much all of the terminal knowledge you need to follow guides, to be honest. They tell you to run commands, some of them are run as root, and some of them are chained together with &&. > [@Adam\_M](#): > > I’m finding the screen really dull but the brightness buttons don’t do anything. As in it doesn’t get bright enough for you, or there is absolutely no change? Try holding the fn key (left of the windows key) and pressing F7 or F8 (brightness down or up). There is a known problem on 12th gen with brightness keys not working: [[RESPONDED] Ubuntu 22 brightness keys not working - #7 by Matt\_Hartley](http://community.frame.work/t/solved-ubuntu-22-brightness-keys-not-working/22460/7) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/responded-new-user-already-floundering/29149)._