Copying files as SU using GUI?

rjsec4ever · 04-10-2008, 09:13 PM

Well, I've finally got StepMania installed and everything.

Can I get my songs copied from my desktop to usr/share/games/stepmania as superuser via GUI and not command-line? Using Ubuntu 7.1 with GNOME.

tferero · 04-10-2008, 09:24 PM

Hi,

I use Kubuntu (KDE), and the way to copy files into a directory that requires superuser or root access is this:

--Open a file browser, Dolphin in my case, and migrate to the folder
--On the right hand side, I have the option to open a folder as root, so I select that
--Drag and drop the file

So for gnome, if your file manager allows for accessing a folder as root within the manager, that would be one way to do it. I have not used gnome, so I am not sure if this is an option.

Hope that helps some.

T.

mcmillan · 04-10-2008, 10:14 PM

The file manager in gnome is nautilus, so you can launch it as root with sudo nautilus.

Junior Hacker · 04-10-2008, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Can I get my songs copied from my desktop to usr/share/games/stepmania as superuser via GUI and not command-line?

Quote:

sudo nautilus

This is a command...?????

lazlow · 04-11-2008, 12:22 AM

Assuming you can use su (or su -). You could also:

su -
(give password)
then (as root)
nautilus

This will fire up nautilus (gnomes gui file handler) just as if you had logged in as root.

jay73 · 04-11-2008, 12:29 AM

Install nautilus-gksu, right-click on folder, select "Open as administrator" and you can copy & paste anything you want. It also comes in handy when you need to edit system files.

rjsec4ever · 04-11-2008, 09:08 AM

Thanks.

Besides, I just had to download Dolphin. I remembered that any distro with KDE, by using Dolphin, had a "run as root" command on the side.

And guess what? StepMania works great!

Now my problem is the sound buffer, I'm guessing; "Choppy" sound.
Sadly, it's only coming from music/sounds from StepMania.