Just installed Kubuntu 12.10 AMD64 desktop get same problem trying to run bleacbit as root gksudo -k bleachbit did not work - did get error message: Error copying '/tmp/kde-jay/xauth-1000-_0' to '/tmp/libgksu-db2kSu': No such file or directory
but, in /tmp is: drwx------ 2 jay jay 4096 Mar 12 18:45 libgksu-db2kSu in there is -rw------- 1 jay jay 0 Mar 12 18:45 .Xauthority note: zero-length. and /tmp/kde-jay is empty. nothing interestin in /var/log/Xorg.0.log no errors in /var/log/auth.log weird message in syslog Mar 12 18:53:45 pc-14-large dbus[780]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Mar 12 18:53:45 pc-14-large org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Mar 12 18:53:45 pc-14-large dbus[780]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' Mar 12 18:55:00 pc-14-large dbus[780]: [system] Activating service name='org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' (using servicehelper) Mar 12 18:55:00 pc-14-large org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper: QDBusConnection: system D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. Mar 12 18:55:00 pc-14-large dbus[780]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper' hope this helps. Jay -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gksu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100219 Title: su-to-root -X -c bleachbit: Could not open X display Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 Codename: quantal bleachbit: Installato: 0.9.3-1 Candidato: 0.9.3-1 Tabella versione: *** 0.9.3-1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Running as non root bleachbit works fine bu if i run from menu item and also in terminal with: su-to-root -X -c bleachbit i get (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_THEME (icon_theme)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_THEME (icon_theme)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_THEME (icon_theme)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed (gksu:15117): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed Could not open X display ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: bleachbit 0.9.3-1 Uname: Linux 3.7.1-030701-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Jan 16 10:24:01 2013 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: bleachbit UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-07-02 (197 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/1100219/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp