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I am using Rosa Image Writer to write ISO images to USB Sticks. The website says that it needs sudoer rights and that kdesu is supported. However on newer Kubuntu versions, kdesu is not available anymore.

Is there a replacement that allows using Rosa Image Writer without starting it from CLI using sudo?

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  • Have you tried to run it by sudo ./RosaImageWriter or pkexec ./RosaImageWriter? – N0rbert Apr 09 '21 at 12:47
  • @N0rbert Running it as sudo by CLI works, still this is a workaround only. – Silicomancer Apr 09 '21 at 13:47
  • As alternative you can switch to https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/usb-creator-kde . – N0rbert Apr 09 '21 at 13:58
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    PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5 /path/to/RosaImageWriter works for me in Kubuntu 21.04. According to https://askubuntu.com/questions/1044354/kdesu-not-working, kdesu is present but is not in $PATH for security reasons. Using it to run RosaImageWriter seems relatively harmless. – Eugene Aug 20 '21 at 16:01

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That software has not been updated since 2016 according to their web site.

Here is a list of some possible replacements: ROSA Image Writer Alternatives for Linux

According to the above list, UNetbootin is very popular. You can find UNetbootin's official website here.

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