Why doesn't Fedora include gksudo/gksu as a package
Rahul Sundaram
sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Thu Dec 7 18:19:57 UTC 2006
Todd Zullinger wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>> The default solution used in Fedora is consolehelper. Might consider
>> look at packages like system-config* tools and the man pages if you
>> want to know more details.
>
> I think you'd have to admit that using consolehelper to start up
> various programs -- somewhat random depending on the user's
> needs/wants -- is a pain in the ass.
It's not what consolehelper is designed to do. It is meant for
*applications*. Not directly by end users.
> Am I missing something about the consolehelper method that would make
> this process quicker and more flexible?
There is a view point that su helpers are a wrong model.
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/portland/2006-April/000384.html
> Just out of curiosity, is there a way to start up a file browser as
> root without a terminal in a default Fedora setup (meaning a Gnome
> desktop) short of logging out of your user account and logging in as
> root?
kdesu? ;-)
Rahul
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