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> It is *really* bad practice to run anything as root unless you really
> need to (especially when the app isn't even open source).
>
> I am interested as to why you want to run it as root?
>
> If it is for your flatbed scanner and you need root access to the
> scanner then the scanne
On 01/07/09 10:53, Norman Silverstone wrote:
> I have searched and failed to find an answer to my problem, perhaps I am
> not asking the right question. On my desktop there is a folder
> containing some software called VueScan. To run the software I open the
> folder, find a blue square standing on
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> David Jones wrote:
>
>> If its a graphical application, I would suggest using gksudo instead
>> of sudo as that sets the enviroment more appropriately.
>>
>>
>
> Not come across that before - what's the difference?
>
>
I'm not an expert, but this website ex
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> > Presumably the blue square has a name and an executable linked to it?
> > Right-click on it, choose Properties.
> > Then in a terminal do "sudo {path to file name}/file name}"
> >
> >
> If its a graphical application, I would suggest using gksudo instead of
> sudo as that sets the
David Jones wrote:
> If its a graphical application, I would suggest using gksudo instead
> of sudo as that sets the enviroment more appropriately.
>
Not come across that before - what's the difference?
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Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> Norman Silverstone wrote:
>
>> I have searched and failed to find an answer to my problem, perhaps I am
>> not asking the right question. On my desktop there is a folder
>> containing some software called VueScan. To run the software I open the
>> folder, find a bl
Norman Silverstone wrote:
> I have searched and failed to find an answer to my problem, perhaps I am
> not asking the right question. On my desktop there is a folder
> containing some software called VueScan. To run the software I open the
> folder, find a blue square standing on a point and double
I have searched and failed to find an answer to my problem, perhaps I am
not asking the right question. On my desktop there is a folder
containing some software called VueScan. To run the software I open the
folder, find a blue square standing on a point and double click and away
we go. What I woul
