This has nothing to do with KDE, it's to do with sudo and how it works. kdesudo makes sure it sets up the correct environment for running GUI applications. If it worked for you in 4.2.2 then that is just a coincidence and not by design.
-- KDE Crashes Whenever I Edit A Text File with Sudo https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378394 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs