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I use Ubuntu Studio 16.04 LTS.

I tried to edit some specific parameters of an specific Windows software (which must be used with Wine), so I used gksu to open the ".wine" folders with root privileges (It is the only one way to change those parameters, because this software doesn't use the typical "Application Data" folder for the parameters).

But... I discovered that gksu doesn't show any installed software folder into the ".wine" "program files (x86)" folder.

Is it normal? Or... Is there something wrong into my PC?

Can I fix it?

Juan
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First you really should not be running wine as root, it is a security risk to do so, see Is installing wine in Ubuntu safe? and Risks/Disadvantages associated with Wine and links.

Therefore, ~/.wine should be owned by your user and you can modify file in ~/.wine without running as root or using gksu

Second , gksu is depreciated, see When to use pkexec vs. gksu/gksudo? and What is the difference between "gksudo nautilus" and "sudo nautilus"? for some discussion.

The "problem" you are having is that gksu is setting $HOME as /root and thus you are editing /root/.wine rather then your /home/$USER/.wine .

The above links review this as does https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo, specifically https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Special_notes_on_sudo_and_shells

See also What is the difference between gksudo and gksu?

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