User window decor for root

[Loadus]

I have a habit of using the same window decoration for programs that are ran as root, like Synaptic etc. After an exhaustive search I found these nifty commands that make the root use the user settings:

$ sudo ln -s ~/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4
$ sudo rm /root/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals
$ sudo ln -s ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals /root/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals

and for GTK applications appearance:
$ sudo cp ~/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0

But, something doesn't work and the root appearance is on the default theme in 10.10. Can anyone point out what's wrong?

[Fenix-TX]

Re: User window decor for root

Check this: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...0693#msg240693

[Loadus]

Re: User window decor for root

Check this: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...0693#msg240693

Cheers!

[Yuri sss]

Re: User window decor for root

I have a habit of using the same window decoration for programs that are ran as root, like Synaptic etc. After an exhaustive search I found these nifty commands that make the root use the user settings:

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No idea where you got those fishy instructions from...
To change the theme for Gtk apps (e.g. Firefox and Gimp), install und run gtk-chtheme. To change the theme for Gtk apps run as root (Synaptic), right-click the desktop, select "Run command" and enter:
kdesu gtk-chtheme

If you want a consistent look across Kde and Gtk apps, install QtCurve - it's highly customisable.