https://packages.debian.org/jessie/gksu
not really sure if you need gksu or gksudo, but maybe the gksudo? Try em both. On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Dick Steffens <d...@dicksteffens.com> wrote: > On 07/09/2015 01:56 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I recently sent this to the debian-user mailing list, no useful > > replies. > > I'm unsure whether the primary problem is software or yours truly ;/ > > Though my 1st programming course used 026's as input device for a > > precursor of BASIC, I'm newbie to anything *nix related. > > > > I suspect one problem may be impure terminology. Is there a > > significant difference between "root" and "superuser"? > > > > Comments please. > > > > /BEGIN QUOTATION OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE > > > > I have an absolute requirement to run some GUI programs as root. > > > > I captured one session with script. > > > > Script started on Mon 30 Jun 2014 08:58:50 AM CDT > > richard@jessie:~$ su > > Password: > > root@jessie:/home/richard# pluma /etc/default/grub > > Does Debian have gksudo? I've used it with Ubuntu, which is based on > Debian, to run Nautilus, and sometimes gedit. > > So I'd try gksudo pluma /etc/default/grub. Of course, if I'm mistaken, > I'm sure someone on the list will set me/us straight. > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug