Trying to get Root Privileges for Ubuntu 15.10

Question

I'm trying to run GParted, but it says that I need root privileges. How do I get them for Ubuntu 15.10?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 10 '16 at 05:48

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Open terminal and type pkexec gparted

answered Mar 10 '16 at 05:48

Mohit Rajan

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '16 at 10:05

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try sudo gparted

or

sudo su

gparted

answered Mar 10 '16 at 10:05

ArUn

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 10 '16 at 08:24

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if not installed

sudo apt-get install gparted

And to run it

sudo gparted > /dev/null 2>&1 &

Extra commands to stop debug messages and send it to background Enter your password and your good to go.

edited Mar 10 '16 at 08:24

muru

answered Mar 10 '16 at 07:35

Shantanu Bedajna

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