kwrite isn't working !!!

[westony]

root@DeltaCore:/home/westony# kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
No protocol specified
kwrite: cannot connect to X server :0.0
root@DeltaCore:/home/westony#

can some1 help me ?

[Sissy]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

As root, you can't open a graphical display directly...

Try

kdesudo kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list

[abalone]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

It does work for me with

sudo kwrite

kdesudo kwrite

sudo bash
kwrite

sudo -s
kwrite

sudo -i
kwrite

sudo su
kwrite

[Marlin]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

KdeSudo is a sudo frontend for KDE originaly developed by Robert Gruber, and now maintained by Kubuntu developers.KdeSudo acts like a wrapper for sudo commands, and therefore, supports all "sudoers" file options. It is command line compatible with KdeSu, and can replace it simply with linking /usr/bin/kdesu to /usr/bin/kdesudo (KDE3 version) or ${kde4_path}/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu to ${kde4_path}/bin/kdesudo. (http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show...?content=72106)

Although I have not experienced it, I have heard of others having permissions problems after using sudo. Why tempt the Gods;just use Kdesudo.

[abalone]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

I don't like kdesudo as much as plain sudo because kdesudo doesn't preserve my environment (home directory, aliases, places/bookmarks, other settings...)...

[Sissy]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

You're just trying to edit a file, correct? I don't think Kdesudo will mess with your settings/preferences if you're just using it for kwrite.

Alternatively, you could use ordinary sudo with a terminal-based editor, like pico or vi.

[abalone]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

Sure, it's not a problem if you're just doing some quick conf file editing. But if you want to do some file management, it helps to have your bookmarks and configuration around... or, for a "privileged" terminal session, your usual prompt and shell aliases. So it'd be nice if kdesudo had an option for that.

[westony]

Re: kwrite isn't working !!!

tnx not is working