I found a (lengthy) guide to doing this but it is for gksu which is gone. I have to imagine there’s an easy way. I am running Ubuntu.
I found a (lengthy) guide to doing this but it is for gksu which is gone. I have to imagine there’s an easy way. I am running Ubuntu.
It may default to root but it doesn’t mean run as root. Su means substitute user identity i.e. any other user (if you have the rights to it).
I know, but explaining all that for just a comment on why I found funny the “run as sudo” seemed too much.
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suandsudooriginally meant “superuser” because that was their only use. They have retroactively been changed to “switch user” because this functionality was added later.Just citing a source in case anyone wants a little history: su.