Steam Deck Tutorial - reset forgotten sudo password in SteamOS the quick and easy way!

#windows If you have forgotten the sudo password for the Steam Deck then don&worry I will teach you how to reset the forgotten sudo password the quick and easy way! This are the steps on how to reset a forgotten sudo password. You will need a keyboard attached to the Steam Deck to enter the commands easily - 1. While the Steam Deck is powered off, hold the 3dots (QAM) and turn on the Steam Deck. 2. The recovery menu will appear. On your keyboard highlight the 3rd option - CURRENT (OS Boot Menu) then press enter. 3. The GRUB menu will appear. Highlight the 1st option - SteamOS then on your keyboard press "e" to edit the boot options. 4. Press down cursor on the keyboard until steamenv_boot is highlighted. Press "end" to go to the end of the line. 5. Enter the command - init=/bin/bash 6. Press CTRL-X to boot! 7. Enter the command - mount -n -o rw,remount / 8. Enter the command - passwd deck 9. Enter new password and retype the new password. 10. And finally enter the command - reboot -f sudo password has been reset! You can now boot to desktop mode and use sudo commands using the new password! ****************************** Dual boot / Clover / Windows / SteamOS / Batocera / Linux. Playing retro and modern video games on my Steam Deck! Hi - I&the author of the Clover dual boot script for the Steam Deck - The channel is focused on stuff I do with my Steam Deck which is mostly playing modern / retro video games, and also covers some mini-guides and scripts...