Starting Graphical Apps as Root

anon_private · 05-09-2018, 07:02 AM

Hello,

I used to be able to start graphical application, such as dolphin, using kdesudo. But this command is not recognised in manjaro.

What command should I use to ensure that file permissions are not changed

I am uisng manjaro (Plasma: KDE)

Thanks

TB0ne · 05-09-2018, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anon_private

Hello,
I used to be able to start graphical application, such as dolphin, using kdesudo. But this command is not recognised in manjaro. What command should I use to ensure that file permissions are not changed I am uisng manjaro (Plasma: KDE)

Instead of kdesudo, try just kdesu instead. I think the command changed a little while back, but I'm not sure. I use openSUSE, but the same thing happened there, but kdesu works fine.

anon_private · 05-09-2018, 09:20 AM

Thanks.

I am not sure when to use sudo, su, kdesu

TB0ne · 05-10-2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by anon_private

Thanks.
I am not sure when to use sudo, su, kdesu

Sudo and/or su are used at the command-line. Kdesu is run to start an X application as a root-level user, in the GUI.