This brief tutorial will show you how to open Nautilus File Browser as a Root user in Fedora. In Ubuntu or other Linux systems, most programs can be run with administrative rights by typing sudo or gksu. Fedora doesn’t have gksu by default, and sudo is usually run from the command line. This tutorial will show you how to use beesu to launch GUI programs as root.
In this brief tutorial, I will show you how to set Nautilus File Browser to display traditional Unix-style file and folder permissions. You should also be able to setup more advanced permission settings like, Set User ID, Set Group ID and Sticky Bits. To learn more about these special flags, read them here.
This quick tutorial will show you how to open Nautilus File Browser as root or administrator in Ubuntu Lucid or Maverick. As you well know, Ubuntu doesn’t allow the root user to login by default. So, if you’re logged in as a normal user, it becomes a bit of a challenge to access root or restricted folders.
This quick tip will show you how to change nautilus’ background colors and patterns in Ubuntu Lucid or Maverick. If you don’t like the default background colors and patterns in nautilus, then this will show you how to change them.
This brief tutorial will show you how to create desktop icons of useful programs in Ubuntu Lucid or Maverick. Like most modern operating systems, program shortcuts allow you launch applications quickly and easily from your desktop. Today, you will know how to create some useful launchers for your desktop in Ubuntu Maverick.
If you’re familiar with Ubuntu, then you’ll notice that normal users can open nautilus file browser or launcher programs as root by running the command ‘gksu’ in the Run application dialog box. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to open Nautilus or launcher programs that required root access as a normal user in Fedora.
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Tags: Nautilus, OpenSUSE, Operating system, Package management system, Superuser, Ubuntu