What can I use instead of gksu?

Alternative: Use pkexec You may also use pkexec command instead of gksu. But it may need to have a policy kit in place for the application you are trying to run.

Why was gksu removed?

The reason gksu stopped being installed by default is that the developers think polkit is a better way to control privileges. So they have been gradually migrating applications to use that instead. gksu was only part of the default install because other applications depended on it.

What is gksu?

GKSu is a library that provides a Gtk+ frontend to su and sudo. It supports login shells and preserving environment when acting as a su frontend. It is useful to menu items or other graphical programs that need to ask a user’s password to run another program as another user.

How do I run gksu Nautilus?

Here is the GUI way:

1. Open Nautilus using one of the following ways: Press Super key, and search for “Files” (or “Nautilus”). Open Activities, and search for “Files” (or “Nautilus”).
2. In the sidebar (on the left-hand-side), click on “Other Locations”.
3. Enter your root password when prompted.

How do I download gksudo?

Just type: sudo -i gedit /etc/something. conf . You will be asked for your password. If you are not comfortable with it, use this sudo apt-get install gksu to install gksu, and you can use the gksudo command.

How do I run Nautilus from terminal?

Installing Nautilus Open the Terminal through Ctrl+Alt+T or through the Ubuntu dash. Enter Y when prompted about the use of additional disk space. The file manager in your system is now Nautilus.

How do I open the root file manager in Linux?

Open Ubuntu Nautilus File Manager as root

1. Open command terminal either from Applications or using keyboard shortcut- Ctrl+Alt+T.
2. Run Nautilus file manager with sudo.
3. It will ask for your current non-root user’s password that is present in the sudo group.
4. Ubuntu File manager will open under administrative rights.

How do I run Ubuntu as root application?

If you want the app to always run as root

1. Pin the application to the launcher as normal.
2. Locate the applications . desktop file which will be in either:
3. Open with gedit: gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/APPNAME.desktop.
4. Then change the line Exec=APP_COMMAND. to Exec=gksudo -k -u root APP_COMMAND.
5. Save.

How do I use Pkexec?

pkexec runs in similar way as sudo: pkexec # Where is the program to be run with super user access. To be able to use pkexec , make sure that either you (or some other user) has the authority to run programs as root on the system.

How do I run Nautilus on Linux?

How do I install Nautilus terminal?

Nautilus Python: Installed Nautilus Terminal Extension: Absent Please install the Nautilus Extension with one of the following commands: System-wide: sudo nautilus-terminal –install-system Current user: nautilus-terminal –install-user NOTE: you may need to replace the ‘nautilus-terminal’ command by ‘python3 -m …

What is Nautilus in Linux?

GNOME Files, formerly and internally known as Nautilus, is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop. Nautilus was originally developed by Eazel with many luminaries from the tech world including Andy Hertzfeld (Apple), chief architect for Nautilus.