<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 8:15 AM Yahoo <<a href="mailto:bilwalsh@swbell.net">bilwalsh@swbell.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="FreeSans">Why is Kubuntu turning into Windows? <br></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Unsure what this question has to do with your main question, really. </div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="FreeSans">
What dev decided that simple minded users cannot be trusted with
their operating system and has to be babysat. <br></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That was not the reasoning at all. Devels wrestled with how to allow this safely but could not find a way. However, if you need to make an operation that requires sudo powers, a popup gives you a way to provide your password. </div><div><br></div><div>It's a win-win -- you get to do what you need to do, and in a completely safe way. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="FreeSans">
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<blockquote type="cite">Executing Dolphin with sudo is not
possible due to unfixable security vulnerabilities.</blockquote>
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I understand those vulnerabilities but it is my choice to do so. I
don't need some nanny looking over my shoulder, a la Windows.</font></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Again, the comparison to Windows does not help your point. </div><div><br></div><div>Valorie</div><div><br></div><div>PS: running *any* gui application with sudo is a terrible idea. Ever. </div></div></div>