Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

Hi! On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Leslie Katz wrote: > On 2018-04-06 08:14 AM, Jehan Pagès wrote: > > > > For the record, I opened a bug report at flatpak (I searched and could not > find an existing one): https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/1557 > > > Thank you for

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

* Steve Kinney [04-06-18 03:15]: > > > On 04/06/2018 12:05 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 23:40 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > >> > >> On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > >>> On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > >

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

On 04/06/2018 12:05 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 23:40 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: >>> On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' user to

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 23:40 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > > On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > > > > > > It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' > > > user to > > > run in superuser mode, unless the

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

On 04/05/2018 09:41 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: >> >> It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' user to >> run in superuser mode, unless the regular user enters the root >> password. > > It can happen if the program's

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote: > > It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' user to > run in superuser mode, unless the regular user enters the root > password. It can happen if the program's binary is owned by the root user and is mode u+s

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

On 04/03/2018 01:47 PM, Leslie Katz wrote: > Apologies. I couldn't figure out how to reply directly to my own earlier > message, so I'm doing so by a fresh post with the same title as my > original post, in case anyone should be helped by my reply. > > The GIMP says in its title bar that it's

Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

Hello, On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 7:47 PM, Leslie Katz wrote: > Apologies. I couldn't figure out how to reply directly to my own earlier > message, so I'm doing so by a fresh post with the same title as my original > post, in case anyone should be helped by my reply. > > The GIMP

[Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

Apologies. I couldn't figure out how to reply directly to my own earlier message, so I'm doing so by a fresh post with the same title as my original post, in case anyone should be helped by my reply. The GIMP says in its title bar that it's running in superuser mode, but I've now found that

[Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode

I installed the GIMP on a computer running Ubuntu 16.04. I used flatpak to do so. When I open the GIMP, it says GIMP "as superuser". What do I need to change so that I can run the GIMP as an ordinary user? Thanks for any assistance, Leslie -- Leslie Katz email: lesliek [at] mymts [dot]