Does `gksudo` work for any GUI program?

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I thought gksudo is what sudo is in terminal. I wanted to open SciTE eleveted and change some "protected" file, so I issue 'gksudo SciTE`, but nothing happens, SciTE isn't run at all - gksudo dialog shows, then I enter my password, but program doesn't start.

Is there some limitation which programs can be run under gksudo, or how do I run SciTE elevated?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '12 at 09:11

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If all else fails, there's always the old standby:

$ sudo su

# SciTE

Or maybe you could check the logs and find out if its failing for a reason?

answered Jan 15 '12 at 09:11

Grizly

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It seems that problem is with the path: I have SciTE it in ~/.local/bin/SciTE (which is in my PATH env set in .bashrc) which is not recognised when run gksudo for some reason. So running gksudo ~/.local/bin/SciTE works. – zetah Jan 15 '12 at 09:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 15 '12 at 08:24

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No, but you have to use the command and not the name. Also remember that commands are case sensitive.

answered Jan 15 '12 at 08:24

Jo-Erlend Schinstad

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SciTE is command name for SciTE text editor if I understand you right – zetah Jan 15 '12 at 08:27
Ok. Highly unusual. :) – Jo-Erlend Schinstad Jan 15 '12 at 10:59
It builds itself by default with that name. Don't know about the executable in old version provided in Ubuntu repositories – zetah Jan 15 '12 at 11:45

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 29 '17 at 21:45

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In Ubuntu 14.04 when I installed SciTE it automatically created a link /usr/bin/scite to SciTE so either gksu SciTE or gksu scite works fine.

$ll /usr/bin/scite 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Oct 22  2013 /usr/bin/scite -> SciTE*

answered Aug 29 '17 at 21:45

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Does `gksudo` work for any GUI program?

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