Missing hard drive space

[Karl F. Larsen]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
>   
>> Unfortunately I edit all my important configuration files in a
>> console, and I'm not familiar with the exact syntax to start a
>> graphical text editor like gedit in root mode. I hope that someone
>> else can help you there.
>>     
>
> That would be:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
>
> or for KDE users:
>
> kdesudo kate /etc/fstab
>
>
> Nils
>
>   
    I wonder why it works? On 8.04 to 9.04 I still use sudo gedit and it 
works fine. Why is that I wonder?

Karl

ps: I can remember sudo...


Karl