Debian user forums view topic solved kdesu not working. When i try to execute the command kdesu dolphin or kdesudo dolphin nothing happens. It was not designed to be used in the way that ubuntu and the buntus use it, as a proxy for root. General sudo cd root gives sudo cd command not found jan 6, 2011. Synaptic provides a lot of additional software, but i dont know if everything listed is safe to install on 18. Server fault is a question and answer site for system and network administrators. Although you, and many others, may not agree with this, running graphical apps as root is discouraged by ubuntu and many distros. Kdesu not working general discussion manjaro linux forum. I dont think that all linux users install updates in a timely fashion but even if.
Thats why you get all those errors aswell as why you get the jar command not found since in that test you actually set a variable execjava afterwards the shell tries to run jar which it doesnt find so first of all try. Launch terminal, and run the command sudo apt update. The relevant frostwirespecific informationssettings can be found in tools options advanced firewall configuration. Just follow the steps below to install kde on ubuntu 16. Or, at least, i want it since the alternatives are, for the moment, less than convenient.
Short app description with install button in ubuntu software center. I tried using the su command but then i get this error. Once you have found the desired software, click on it which will take you into the application description page with an install button. Not only is polkit not really a replacement for what kdesu does which is really just sudo, except it spawns a gui dialogue window to enter the password instead of reading it from the stdin, polkit is just outright an. Obviously i did something to break kdesu, how do i get it back. Keeping technical jargon aside, it means that you should add admin. Im glad to see that you filed an issue on nixpkgs, because this is not a configuration issue but a packaging bug. A brief guide to the office software available in ubuntu can be found on the officeapplications page. Thats why you get all those errors aswell as why you get the jar command not found since in that test you actually set a variable execjava afterwards the shell tries to run jar which it doesnt find. Use gksudo1 or kdesu 1 with the appropriate keyring to cache your credentials if youre using a desktop environment. Jan 16, 2017 installing the kde desktop environment on ubuntu 16.
For anyone who still needs or wants gksu ubuntu mate community. Notably, is ubuntus default office suite and is installedavailable on all platforms supported by ubuntu. I was slightly surprised to find it not installed by default so i went on to install it. Like the comments told you, your test is only showing that the. The following guide gives instructions on how to install and run star office 8 natively on ubuntu and kubuntu linux. And when i was trying to suppress the ubuntu crash report, i tried to use a command with gksu. Im happy to build from source if it comes to it, but i cant work out where the authentic source can be safely downloaded for kdesudo. When i try to run kdesu dolphin, i get a dialog that says command not found. The program will be configured, compiled and installed, and a binary. When setting advanced properties on a programlink to start as another user it is throwing the error. If you need to get your hands on an app not found in the traditional ubuntu software sources, consider looking for a snap or flatpak version instead, as they never have. Otherwise, it is taken as the name of a global kde configuration file.
Navigate there and click apply, and the program will do the rest. I thought that this was the proper way to elevate graphical applications to temporary root privileges. I need to use kdesudo because kdesu which is preinstalled in opensuse 12. Add a specific command such as usrlibklibcbinkinit to your sudoers file with the nopasswd option. Nov, 2017 presumably both the ubuntu repos and the neon repos should be listed together in your apt config, so from the perspective of making sure youre updatinginstalling from both it shouldnt matter whether you use aptget, aptitude or pkcon packagekit is just a distroagnostic wrapper around the distros native tools, which makes it nice for devs to create crossdistro package manager apps like.
How can i elevate graphical application to super user level permissions. But, if you decide to do this for yourself, you must accept full responsibility and so. Amarok is a free and opensource crossplatform music player. Autodeb is an experimental script to completely automate compiling and installing software. It allows you to run a program as different user by supplying the password for that user. Use gksudo1 or kdesu1 with the appropriate keyring to cache your credentials if youre using a desktop environment. This version of frostwires debianubuntu deb contains a file that is improperly formatted. May 21, 2011 notably, is ubuntu s default office suite and is installedavailable on all platforms supported by ubuntu. Jul 11, 2011 the relevant frostwirespecific informationssettings can be found in tools options advanced firewall configuration. I wouldnt have expected a manual entry for a program that isnt available. How to install vlc for ubuntu unitymintbest media player. For example you may post here all your questions about network and automated installs, complex server configurations, kernel tuning, creating your own mageia mirrors, and all tasks likely to be touchy even for skilled users. Oct 10, 20 this forum is dedicated to advanced help and support. Assuming debian or ubuntu should be similar on red hat suse.
After installing, envyng can be found from applicationssystem toolsenvyng in ubuntu. If you need to use a graphical sudo wrapper, the regular kdesu binary is a better option. So, i have found the following solution that works for me. It is not recommended to be used because it is unmaintained and the general suggestion that you shouldnt be running graphical user interface programs with x as root. While the most common use for kde su is to run a command as the superuser, you can supply any user name and the appropriate password. How otherwise can i start software as superadministrator. Feb 22, 2017 for reference, the issue wasnt that ubuntu doesnt have kdesu, its merely not in path. This version of frostwires debian ubuntu deb contains a file that is improperly formatted. But, if you decide to do this for yourself, you must accept full responsibility and so should not. Software packages in xenial, subsection libdevel 389dsbasedev 1. I cannot find a way to install kdesudo in opensuse 12. For anyone who still needs or wants gksu tutorials.
I was mostly interested in the details of his proof of concept but the other information turned out very useful as well. May 30, 2015 older versions of ubuntu using envy legacy can download the. A few ubuntu users also reported that one, mostly with kde 3. How to correct ubuntu dependency errors addictivetips. Older versions of ubuntu using envy legacy can download the. Getting the software from outside of the ubuntu software sources is sometimes necessary. Mar 17, 2019 scroll down and locate ubuntu software from the tile of menus. If i become root in terminal by typing su, kdesu works. May 06, 2018 i still need gksu for a variety of applications. It needs ffmpegavconv, oggenc, oggdec, faac, faad, flac, mplayer and lame to work. I then opened a terminal window and typed sudo dolphin, and got the response sudo. This bug is due to recent version of kde and ksyscoca. You can achieve the gksu functionality with gvfs admin backend. Solved how to make kdesu use sudo instead of su on.
You can also give the filename of a tarball, or a directory, as the last argument in the command line. It happens randomly on some machines, and i didnt found the solution yet. Their functionality overlaps at best in that you could use kdesu to say do kdesu systemctl shutdown and then you get a graphical window that asks for the password so this command could reasonably be ran inside something that doesnt run in a terminal. I have not detected any unforeseen issues as of yet i have been running it for a few days now. Presumably both the ubuntu repos and the neon repos should be listed together in your apt config, so from the perspective of making sure youre updatinginstalling from both it shouldnt matter whether you use aptget, aptitude or pkcon packagekit is just a distroagnostic wrapper around the distros native tools, which makes it nice for devs to create crossdistro. Installing the kde desktop environment on ubuntu 16. Ubuntu software packages in xenial, subsection libdevel. Kdes normal kdesu doesnt deal correctly with sudo, and is only capable of authentication.
Microsoft windows xp has runas command which allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the users current logon provides. Although amarok is developed under the kde project, it is released independently of the central kde software compilation release cycle. The password which you enter is the root password, not the user password. Runs program with elevated privileges linux man page. So what we are talking about is an open secret and x11 is inherently insecure e. If you have sudo set up in the ubuntu way without a root password, then you use kdesudo. Ubuntu addaptrepository command not found error and. Kdesudo is a sudo frontend for kde originaly developed by robert gruber, and now maintained by kubuntu developers. Finally, i sudoed to root by typing sudo i, and tried to run dolphin, and got the program dolphin is currently not installed. It has a full explanation of why ubuntu uses sudo instead of root and what the advantages and disadvantages of that choice are. User actions are using kdesu without going through krsevices.
The sudo command is designed to allow administrators to give selected privileges to nonroot user who need those privileges to perform their duties, for example, to allow web maintainers to start and stop d. Ubuntu is in process of writing alternate solutions, pkexec and other policies. If it is not writable, the command is executed as user user defaults to root. View 3 replies view related ubuntu accidentally changed chgrp on user account. Til about kdesu, a graphical front end for the su command. Nov 20, 2004 kde su is a graphical front end for the frequently used su substitute user command, and it is commonly included in linux distributions a graphical front end is a gui application i. Kde su is a graphical front end for the frequently used su substitute user command, and it is commonly included in linux distributions a graphical front end is a gui application i. Ask here your questions about advanced usage of mageia. I am not being able to use kdesu and has never been able to use it. If you are new to linux and ubuntu this page is for people who are new to linux and ubuntu kubuntu and want to know what the deal is with file permissions. Given a directory or a tarball containing source code and an autoconf configure script, autodeb will. Kde su is a graphical front end for the unixr su command for the k desktop environment. Opensuse 11 and slessled 11 do not support etcsudoers.
Linux and other unix like operating system provides the su or sudo command for same purpose. It is removed from debian, ubntu and other linux versions. However, susudo command is not so useful when it comes to x program. Scroll down and locate ubuntu software from the tile of menus.
If you are new to linux and ubuntu this page is for people who are new to linux and ubuntukubuntu and want to know what the deal is with file permissions. Once you open the ubuntu software application, you will find a search symbol at the top of the application. When setting advanced properties on a program link to start as another user it is throwing the error. I created separate user2 for some x application that i would like to run while being logged into x as user1 but in a way that will prevent it from read. Simply install the following package on ubuntu linux version 14. It looks like kdesu lives in some libexec dir that doesnt hasnt been added to your path.
It should be installed by default if its not, its in the package kdeclitools. D4725 security do not configure kdesu path and remove. Solved ubuntus kdesu does not pass full environment. This is a controversial topic but, in a nut shell, running graphical applications as root is a security risk. Software boutique alternative ubuntu mate community. You will want make sure you select nvidia drivers, not ati. If you are using any of these distributions and are having issues regarding running qt applications with elevated privileges e.
To circumvent this problem try the following command with linux and bash. Even with ubuntu s vast amount of apps to install, some slip through the cracks. Ubuntus kdesu does not pass full environment since starting to use kubuntu, environment variables i set have not been passed on to emacs. A good level of support for sudo is much harder to achieve. It doesnt deal with sudo specific features like nopasswd and so.
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