[xubuntu-users] Open Thunar as Root?

[Pasi Lallinaho]

Robin wrote:
> Hi, me again...
>
> I have some favorite wallpapers that I wanted to add to Xubuntu's 
> collection but they were all "padlocked." Despite changing permissions 
> for those folders I couldn't copy and paste them from /pictures into 
> /usr/share/xfce4/backgrounds.
>
> I installed pcmanfm because it has an option to "open current folder as 
> root," so I was able to do what I wanted. But I wonder if I missed 
> something in Thunar. Shouldn't I have been able to move those files 
> without having to use a whole 'nother file manager?
>
> And if not, will I totally bork my system if I remove Thunar and just 
> use pcmanfm (rather than have two applications that do the same job)?
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
> (still excited about Xubuntu anyway)
>
>
>   
You can open Thunar as root by pressing Alt+F2 (xfrun4) and running
'sudo thunar'.

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