How to enable Dolphin Root Actions mode in Kubuntu 21.10 ?

[wyattb]

Is there a way to either click on a folder and be prompted for root password or maybe run Dolphin as root without resorting to the command line?

There is a choice in MXLinux Dolphin that just says Root Actions and opens up a new Dolphin window as root.

See example of the context menu from MXLinux and it is version 20. Thanks!

[Snowhog]

You’ll be prompted for your password if/when it’s required when doing things in/with root owned items

[claydoh]

It looks like MX have simply added an older third party context menu plugin, possibly thios one, but it could be a custom one.
You can download and add these from Dolphin's settings

But as already mentioned, you don't need this for editing editing root-owned files. For deleting and creating, yes.
And if you look in the right places, there is a command one can use to call Dolphin with sudo privileges, and use that to create a custom dolphin menu entry or launcher.

The need for root action is going away.
No, really, it is. I have seen it myself, in git version of plasma, where even deleting and creating files prompted a password.
No idea when it will be in Plasma, as when I saw this, it was when 5.24 was in alpha or beta.

[Bings]

I believe it's in 5.24 and will be in the Kubuntu LTS release next month.

[claydoh]

I believe it's in 5.24 and will be in the Kubuntu LTS release next month.

I am on 5.24.3, and it is not there, yet.

This was me, on Plasma 5.24 pre-release back in January.

[wyattb]

I think it will be nice to prompt. I mean it is nice to also allow opening it up in admin mode.

So for now what should the solution be?

[TWPonKubuntu]

Run this command in the desktop application starter:

pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5 KDE_FULL_SESSION=true dolphin /

DO NOTE the space BEFORE the final /