I use sudo su because running su with no options also gets you an interactive session without having to type anything but letters and a space
Both of these are for when you want a session as root which is nearly never necessary, but sometimes it’s more convenient that a set of commands preceded by sudo
I use
sudo su
'cause I can type it quicker than sudo -iWhy use the - i?
I just sudo [command].
-i asks for an interactive session
I use
sudo su
because running su with no options also gets you an interactive session without having to type anything but letters and a spaceBoth of these are for when you want a session as root which is nearly never necessary, but sometimes it’s more convenient that a set of commands preceded by
sudo