Comments on: Ubuntu: Easy (And Quick) Ways To Open Any Files As Root

By: Kieran Hill

Kieran Hill — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:09:18 +0000

Thank you for this
You did it this way Name: GKSudo launcher
Command: gksudo “gnome-open %u”
Comment: Open files with root privilege

im on ubuntu 10.04 i did it with gksudo gnome-terminal
it would not work with your gksudo “gnome-open %u”
hope this helps others

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By: Jamal

Jamal — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:05:34 +0000

Thanks for this bro, really helped me out!

By: Jamal

Jamal — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Thanks for this bro, really helped me out!

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:10:02 +0000

I am not really proficient in Fedora, so I can’t be of any help in this.

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:10:00 +0000

I am not really proficient in Fedora, so I can’t be of any help in this.

By: Sikku

Sikku — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:08:37 +0000

How to use this in Fedora with gnome destkop???

By: Sikku

Sikku — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:08:00 +0000

How to use this in Fedora with gnome destkop???

By: robsku

robsku — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:02:56 +0000

@bahh
Option 2: Install ‘nautilus-gksu’

Sooo… what is it exactly that seems so hard to you? Can’t get much easyer, huh?

This kinda smells like troll really, unless you accidentally missed option two (numbers 1 and 3 are not exactly rocket science either but nobody can claim that option two is not easy.

By: robsku

robsku — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:02:00 +0000

@bahh
Option 2: Install ‘nautilus-gksu’

Sooo… what is it exactly that seems so hard to you? Can’t get much easyer, huh?

This kinda smells like troll really, unless you accidentally missed option two (numbers 1 and 3 are not exactly rocket science either but nobody can claim that option two is not easy.

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Modifying the toolbar of Planner under Ubuntu - text_zinaf — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:32:07 +0000

[...] To change a file, open it as root (I use the second method that adds an optoin uinder the right-click menu). Find the strig toolbar [...]

By: stari veselin

stari veselin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:36:28 +0000

Thanks, this helped!

By: stari veselin

stari veselin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:36:00 +0000

Thanks, this helped!

By: heyjohnreese

heyjohnreese — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:35:43 +0000

Great tips, Ive been looking for an easier way to edit root files. Thanks!

By: heyjohnreese

heyjohnreese — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Great tips, Ive been looking for an easier way to edit root files. Thanks!

By: Placebo

Placebo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:41:27 +0000

Thanks for the help man! You really saved me from having to refer to the terminal every time I need to edit and move files.

By: Placebo

Placebo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:41:00 +0000

Thanks for the help man! You really saved me from having to refer to the terminal every time I need to edit and move files.

By: bahh

bahh — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:08:35 +0000

Is there nothing that is easy in Linux. This OS SUCKS. I cant believe I actually fell for it and wasted 3 dam days.

By: bahh

bahh — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:08:00 +0000

Is there nothing that is easy in Linux. This OS SUCKS. I cant believe I actually fell for it and wasted 3 dam days.

By: anonymous coward

anonymous coward — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:54:59 +0000

To do the same thing in kde:
Left click desktop> create new…>link to application>
Put kdesu konqueror for a root privileged file browsing window. kdesu ….. for whatever root app you want.