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I originally had problems installing xampp so I installed apache, php, mysql and phpmyadmin via terminal - phpmyadmin did not work - then I discovered I could login as root and install xampp - so I uninstalled but then could no longer log in as root - so I googled and found a suggestion to install root - but root apparently is also program which I then uninstalled - so now when I try and log in as root it says program not found and I cannot log in as root any assistance greatly appreciated - thanks guys

As requested exact error message in terminal when I enter 'root' is-

The program 'root' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt install root-system-bin

whereas before it used to take me into root user or as I understand it 'bash' or # prompt

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    Please add more information including the exact error message.
    – fosslinux
    Jun 7, 2017 at 3:09
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    Simply entering root at the command line would not have logged you in as root (perhaps you are thinking of entering root at the login prompt of a virtual terminal?). To get a root shell, use sudo -i instead.
    – steeldriver
    Jun 7, 2017 at 11:39

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Have you try sudo su from your host account. You can verify it by echo $USER or whoami ?

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