[xubuntu-users] Open Thunar as Root?

[Jim Campbell]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Pasi Lallinaho <open at knome.fi> wrote:

> 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'.
>
>
Actually, the command to open graphical applications as root on (x)ubuntu is
gksudo.  This article [1] explains the difference between using sudo and
gksudo to open an application that uses a GUI.

So, Pasi's comment is correct.  Just use gksudo instead of sudo.  I hope
this helps!

Jim

[1] http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo
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