Some programs only work with root

[Member seaken64]

So I have noticed that a few of the programs I am using on this new install of antiX-19.1 will not launch from the IceWM menu. But if I open the terminal and type “sudo program_name” they launch. Synaptic, gdebi are two examples. And I also can’t access some files or partitions in spaceFM unless I first start the root terminal to launch spaceFM.

This may all be normal. Perhaps I have been spending too much time in MX and I have forgot that I need to work around more permission issues.

But why am I able to install synaptic or gdebi, for example, and have them entered on my menu when logged in as my regular user, but then I can’t launch these programs from this menu? Maybe I need to be doing something to these menu entries to grant permission?

I am wondering now if that was the problem I was having with SeaMonkey 2.49.5. When I would click on the menu item to launch it it would not launch. I did try using the terminal to launch but I don’t remember if I prefaced with “sudo”. Hmm.

Seaken64

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I assume you are using core or net versions. You will need to edit the /usr/share/applications/desktop files for synaptic, gdebi.

Exec=gksu synaptic
Exec=gksu gdebi-gtk %f

How are the partitions formatted? ntfs partitions have deliberately been set to open only by root.

You should not open any browser as root or with sudo.

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I’m running the Base version. I will look at those desktop files as you suggest. Maybe it’s a bug that the installer does not set the Exec setting in Base?

Seaken64

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Ok, I remember now that base doesn’t ship with gdebi or synaptic so only antiX-full gets the correct .desktop entry.

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anticapitalista wrote:

You will need to edit the /usr/share/applications/desktop files for synaptic, gdebi.

Exec=gksu synaptic
Exec=gksu gdebi-gtk %f

Hi anti,

I edited the desktop files as you suggest above. It works to start gdebi but synaptic still will not start. The synaptic desktop file had “synaptic-pkexec”. I tried both “gksu synaptic-pkexec” and “gksu synaptic”. But it does not start off the menu. It does start from the command line with “sudo synaptic”.

Thanks,
Seaken64

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Just found out that Synaptic does start off the Control Centre Manage Packages button. It’s only off the Applications menu that it does not start.

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Edit the ‘Applications’ file (as root) in ~/.icewm (eg make sure synaptic entry shows gksu synsptic)

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I looked at the file you pointed me to. It was called menu-applications. It already had the correct command of “gksu synaptic”.

I retried starting synaptic from the Applications|Programming menu. This time it worked.

Don’t know why it wouldn’t start last few times I tried it. But as I said it did start from the Control Centre.

Maybe I was in JWM? and not IceWM? Not sure.

Anyway, it seems to be fixed.

Thanks for your help.

Seaken64

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