What is the (initial) root password for Ubuntu on Nexus 7?

Question

Is it possible to install anything on nexus 7' Ubuntu? I installed Ubuntu, booted, but there's only default admin account.

Answer 1

It's ubuntu

You can find more info here:

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/UsingTheDevice

For more information about this, check out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/

Answer 2

As per the wiki link bjaanes sent you:

sudo password

The default sudo password is ubuntu.

Answer 3

I haven't tested this, but as a rule of thumb Ubuntu never lets you log in as root. To "become" root, run "sudo su" in a terminal and enter your user's password -- I assume it let you configure this? If not, then I really don't know. I would like to test Ubuntu for Nexus 7 at some point.