I can't download software on whonix

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Hellow All.
I can’t download software from whonix. I asked the same question on this forum before. At that time, it turned out that it was because KickSecure was not installed, so I opened the Qube terminal with the following command and put the software into whonixQube.

{qvm-console-dispvm whonixQube }

Now, when you enter that command, you will see a disposable Qube with {Sh} written on it, not the Qube’s terminal. The screen is not a black screen typical of terminals, but a white background, and commands may or may not be able to be typed, but even if you type a command such as apt install software, you will only see a list of usernames, passwords, and other characters.
This is the first time I have experienced such symptoms. What should I do?
If anyone has information that can solve it, it would be very helpful if you could let me know.

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You need to log in as root in the console.
Or you can just run this command in dom0 terminal to open a root terminal:

qvm-run -u root vm-name xfce4-terminal

http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/Sysmaint#Kicksecure_for_Qubes

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I also typed in that code. There were other candidate codes, so I typed them in a few times, but they didn’t work. But maybe it didn’t work with a simple spelling mistake. I’ll try again. Thank you.

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You were right. I was able to do it. I haven’t actually installed it yet, but the terminal has opened. It seems to have been a simple spelling mistake. I checked it twice, so I thought there was no spelling mistake. I’m ashamed. Thanks for the advice.