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I am running a fairly current version of Kubuntu...

Kernel: 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.10.5 Distro: Ubuntu 17.10

In all the "KDE" distros I've used in the past I could easily run "gui" apps with elevated credentials: ie. "sudo dolphin", "kdesu dolphin", etc.

With kubuntu I cannot get any of these to work. I managed to do a cli "cp" to get some scripts moved to /usr/local/bin but I'm not a Linux tekkie so it was a real fight for me. If I can't get the apps I normally use to run "elevated" on those rare occasions when I have that need then kubuntu is not a good fit for me. Is there a way I can continue using kubuntu and do what I need to do?

Specifically: I need to run Dolphin with root privileges.

Thank you

Tovian
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Clarification: your issue with Dolphin will be found in all recent KDE distros, not just Kubuntu.

The KDE developers are working on a polkit route to allow temporary elevated privileges as they have already done for Kate.

Until then, consider installing another file manager to use when you want to use a file manager with elevated privileges. sudo -H before the executable's name should do the job.

PCManFM, the default file manager in Lubuntu, and Thunar, the default in Xubuntu, are both lightweight and won't pull in too many dependencies. Midnight Commander, also in the sofware center, is another powerful file manager but it will take some getting used to.

DK Bose
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sudo dolphin should work, if you want to input your password in a gui, use gksu dolphin. this should work both from cli and if you press alt-f2

Glenn van Acker
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