Kubuntu - root access question...

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 01:53:42AM +0000, Anton wrote:

> Okay, so I've used a couple other distros of linux before, but they always gave
> me the option of logging in as root basically all of the time, making changing
> my settings a breeze...Kubuntu is probably better off for not allowing this, but
> I have the dumbest question ever:
> 
> How can I use the GUI to log in as root, if I want to change one file that is
> only writable as root?  In this case, I'd like for the person who I've just
> bestowed kubuntu upon to be able to change the repository settings
> (sources.list) easily without tinkering with the terminal window.

The best option in Ubuntu is to use Synaptic, which provides a nice
graphical configuration tool for sources.list, and is nicely wrapped with
sudo like the other administration tools.  I'm not sure whether Kynaptic has
it or not; Synaptic isn't currently included in Kubuntu.

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 - mdz