Being almost a toddler in the Linux World, these kinds of issues are not a concern in the Windows World...

When would you need to be a Root, and when can you "live" with just being a "user"?

For months now, not having the idea/theory of this down yet, I have ALWAYS logged out as my User account, and re-logged in as Root, to do apt-get updates, installs, and upgrades. From the jest, within this forum, I am starting to feel that this isn't the case. That only "certain" things require you to be "God", and most "everything" else, can just be done as a User.

Like I said, I haven't quite "caught on" to Linux yet, and I haven't really found a "clear-cut" answer to "when and where" this seperation is made.

Can someone "elaborately enlighten" me on this perplexion? ( I would be thankful in being able to isolate my further learning in this area )

Cuddles
PS -=- I am quite sure that "this" forum has had these issues before, considering the "newness" a lot of people have to some of the "unique" situations that come along with Linux, and its concepts - but, maybe someone was unsure how to post it ?