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    KDE command line question

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by blackbird, Jul 13, 2008.

  1. blackbird

    blackbird Notebook Deity

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    Hey,

    Being mostly a GNOME user, I'm currently trying out KDE.

    In GNOME I used to edit important files such as rc.conf / xorg.conf / menu.lst....by launching gedit as a super user from the command line, i.e "sudo gedit ..."

    In KDE I want to do the same, but the console does'nt recognize the following commands ; kate, kedit and kwrite. I have those problems installed but can't seem to launch them via the cli, thus I have to resort to nano, which I really hate when editing a large file such as xorg.conf.

    Sure I can login as a super user and then browse to the directories and open the files, but its such a hassle when its much easier to launch it via the sudo command in a normal user session.

    Any insights on this? Can you KDE users check out if what doesn't work for me works for you?

    Thanks in advance
     
    blackbird, Jul 13, 2008
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  2. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    Did you type "kdesu" before kwrite or kate?
     
    theZoid, Jul 13, 2008
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  3. lemur

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    I suggest that you uninstall your problems.

    But seriously, I've tried it here and it works. How is your PATH set?
     
    lemur, Jul 13, 2008
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  4. srunni

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    This seems to work for me....I typed
    Code: 
    sudo kate
    and it launched just fine. I don't like kdesu, because it uses root's KDE settings, so the icon themes, etc. are changed. Do you see any error output when you launch it from the command line?

    I don't have much experience with this though, since I just use vi from the command line ;)
     
    srunni, Jul 13, 2008
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  5. theZoid

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    srunni....that's ubuntu....but many, like for me in mandriva, sudo kate yields "command not found" kdesu kate brings up kate.
     
    theZoid, Jul 13, 2008
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  6. blackbird

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    I just type "su" enter password and then Im root

    I meant to say programs, but yea lol. I'm not at my linux box atm, will check the paths when I can.
     
    blackbird, Jul 13, 2008
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  7. srunni

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    So why aren't you using Kubuntu? :p
     
    srunni, Jul 13, 2008
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  8. theZoid

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    I favor Mandriva ever so slightly over Kubuntu, but it's close....who knows? :) Supposedly Mandriva is KDE focused, but the official line is that gnome is equally supported. But I've read most the engineers use KDE at the company ;)
     
    theZoid, Jul 13, 2008
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