kubuntu-users Digest, Vol 188, Issue 4

[Bill Walsh]

On 10/10/20 2:02 PM, Rick Timmis wrote:
> Hi Bill
>
> Thanks for your attention and email. It's clear you're passionate 
> about Kubuntu and this is the comment that I am most interested in
>
> 'I have been running (K)Ubuntu now for about eighteen years and have
> loved it. I've recommended it to many Windows users who were
> dissatisfied with Windows for whatever reason.'
>
> That is precisely what we need all our users to do.
>
> OK I've been looking into how to resolve this problem, and there is a 
> method using kmenuedit and pkexec. I'm still testing it and if all 
> goes well, I will write it up for others. Maybe you can test with me, 
> it would be great to get your experiences
>
> Here are the steps
>
> 1.) Kicker Menu type 'kmenuedit' in the search box, and Run Kmenuedit
> 2.) When it opens choose the Menu you want your Root Dolphin 
> application to be placed,and select the menu
> 3.) New Item
> 4.) Give it a name e.g 'Root Dolphin'
> 5.) In the command type/copy: pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY 
> XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5 KDE_FULL_SESSION=true dolphin
> 6.) Save
>
> Now from the Kicker Menu type 'Root Dolphin'
>
> Voila! A sudo authorisation box should ask you for your password, and 
> once authenticated Dolphin opens and 'You Got Root!'
>
> Hope that helps, and have a great day
>
> Rick
>
Worked a trick. Thanks so much. I put it in "System" because that's 
where the dangerous stuff belongs. :o)

I had found a website that had that command to be run from terminal but 
I had no idea about kmenuedit.

You are right, I do love Kubuntu. been a big fan for many years. I 
started out with SuSe about 2000  on advice of several people but 
somehow it just didn't fit me. Tried a couple others that were good and 
I did like but when I found Kubuntu it was, kind of like baby bears 
porridge and bed, just right. Never looked back until this little hiccup.

thak you So much.

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