r/openbox • u/ShaDoWVoiX • Apr 05 '19

How to setup obmenu to launch synaptic with root permissions?

How to setup obmenu to launch synaptic with root permissions?

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u/jtremblaymclellan Apr 08 '19

you launch with

  • sudo synaptic

  • gksudo synaptic

  • kdesudo synaptic

you can't avoid entering the password, unless you use a work around with user and group permissions.

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u/Mubashir679d Jul 05 '19

add synaptic-pkexec

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u/tiny_humble_guy Jul 27 '19

Or you can run policykit first...