How to run a Linux graphical application as root
The gksu utility can be used to launch a graphical application using the su permissions. gksu is not installed by default but it can be easily installed using the following command in a terminal (Ubuntu example): sudo apt-get install gksu Once gksu is installed, start the graphical application using the following command: gksu application_name Examples: gksu firefox - Starts the Firefox browser gksu thunar - Start the Ubuntu File Manager gksu gedit - Start a text editor