Need a bit of help with synaptic

[Christoph Georgi]

Try changing the Properties of the Synaptic Launcher in the menu:

Command: gksudo /usr/sbin/synaptic

Now you should be promted for the user password whenever you open Synaptic.

christoph

Jozsef Mak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just updated Synaptic using the synaptic_0.55+cvs20041119-1_i386.deb 
> package. The update went fine but now when I want to start synaptic from 
> the menu it gives me an error 'You must run this program as the root user'
> Previously, a small window popped up asking me for my password. How can 
> i restore this feature. Because now, i can run synaptic only from the 
> command line.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> jozsefmak
> 
> 
>