How to be granted root rights while browsing files/directories with Nautilus
I'd like to know if there a way to be granted root rights while using Nautilus 2.30 ?
For example I'd like to move some old folders of long unused users from the home directory - remains of previous distros (Debian).
Of course I can open a terminal, but I want to know if it is possible to do that with a mouse in Nautilus.
gnome nautilus sudo
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
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asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
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add a comment |
I'd like to know if there a way to be granted root rights while using Nautilus 2.30 ?
For example I'd like to move some old folders of long unused users from the home directory - remains of previous distros (Debian).
Of course I can open a terminal, but I want to know if it is possible to do that with a mouse in Nautilus.
gnome nautilus sudo
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
1
gksuandgksudowork in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48
add a comment |
I'd like to know if there a way to be granted root rights while using Nautilus 2.30 ?
For example I'd like to move some old folders of long unused users from the home directory - remains of previous distros (Debian).
Of course I can open a terminal, but I want to know if it is possible to do that with a mouse in Nautilus.
gnome nautilus sudo
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
I'd like to know if there a way to be granted root rights while using Nautilus 2.30 ?
For example I'd like to move some old folders of long unused users from the home directory - remains of previous distros (Debian).
Of course I can open a terminal, but I want to know if it is possible to do that with a mouse in Nautilus.
gnome nautilus sudo
gnome nautilus sudo
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
edited Apr 19 '18 at 4:47
muru
1
1
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
asked Feb 23 '11 at 18:42
Stephane RollandStephane Rolland
466926
466926
1
gksuandgksudowork in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48
add a comment |
1
gksuandgksudowork in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48
1
1
gksu and gksudo work in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48
gksu and gksudo work in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48
add a comment |
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For Ubuntu <= 10.10 , 10.04
nautilus-gksu 
Is an extension that grants root privileges using gksu nautilus.
It enables an option when you right-click on a file (also directories and other...) in nautilus: "Open as administrator".
After installing it restart Nautilus (killall nautilus) and it will have the new feature.
Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10,
install nautilus-gksu and copy and paste the libnautilus-gksu.so file from /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/ to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10:
The nautilus-gksu package has been dropped in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 since gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu1 release, so you can not install it easily. Here I’m going to use a nautilus script to add Open As Administrator functionality.
First download the libnautilus-gksu.so file:
Click to Download libnautilus-gksu.so
Then, run gksudo nautilus in terminal Ctrl+Alt+T to open the file browser with root privilege, copy and paste this file to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/. Or do it with this command:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Log out and back in, or run this command to take effect:
nautilus -q
Source
edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
Zanna
50.4k13133241
answered Feb 23 '11 at 18:48
hhlphhlp
32.2k1478131
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
add a comment |
If all you need is mouse, I'd try opening a terminal and then:
$gksudo nautilus
I don't see the need to install anything
edit: this was covered here
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not usingsu. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.
– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
add a comment |
Ubuntu 12.04 and later
Nautilus Admin (nautilus-admin) is a simple Python extension for the Nautilus file manager that adds some administrative actions to the right-click menu:
- Open as Administrator: opens a folder in a new Nautilus window running with administrator (root) privileges.
- Edit as Administrator: opens a file in a Gedit window running with administrator (root) privileges.
To install Nautilus Admin in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
gksu is discontinued in the official 18.04 and later repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier
gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Its primary purpose is to run graphical programs as root.
Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gksu # install gksu if it is not already installed
gksudo nautilus
Enter your password in the window that pops up.
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
+1 to 'cdin the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.
– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
add a comment |
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For Ubuntu <= 10.10 , 10.04
nautilus-gksu
Is an extension that grants root privileges using gksu nautilus.
It enables an option when you right-click on a file (also directories and other...) in nautilus: "Open as administrator".
After installing it restart Nautilus (killall nautilus) and it will have the new feature.
Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10,
install nautilus-gksu and copy and paste the libnautilus-gksu.so file from /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/ to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10:
The nautilus-gksu package has been dropped in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 since gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu1 release, so you can not install it easily. Here I’m going to use a nautilus script to add Open As Administrator functionality.
First download the libnautilus-gksu.so file:
Click to Download libnautilus-gksu.so
Then, run gksudo nautilus in terminal Ctrl+Alt+T to open the file browser with root privilege, copy and paste this file to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/. Or do it with this command:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Log out and back in, or run this command to take effect:
nautilus -q
Source
edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
Zanna
50.4k13133241
answered Feb 23 '11 at 18:48
hhlphhlp
32.2k1478131
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
add a comment |
For Ubuntu <= 10.10 , 10.04
nautilus-gksu
Is an extension that grants root privileges using gksu nautilus.
It enables an option when you right-click on a file (also directories and other...) in nautilus: "Open as administrator".
After installing it restart Nautilus (killall nautilus) and it will have the new feature.
Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10,
install nautilus-gksu and copy and paste the libnautilus-gksu.so file from /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/ to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10:
The nautilus-gksu package has been dropped in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 since gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu1 release, so you can not install it easily. Here I’m going to use a nautilus script to add Open As Administrator functionality.
First download the libnautilus-gksu.so file:
Click to Download libnautilus-gksu.so
Then, run gksudo nautilus in terminal Ctrl+Alt+T to open the file browser with root privilege, copy and paste this file to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/. Or do it with this command:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Log out and back in, or run this command to take effect:
nautilus -q
Source
edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
Zanna
50.4k13133241
answered Feb 23 '11 at 18:48
hhlphhlp
32.2k1478131
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
add a comment |
For Ubuntu <= 10.10 , 10.04
nautilus-gksu
Is an extension that grants root privileges using gksu nautilus.
It enables an option when you right-click on a file (also directories and other...) in nautilus: "Open as administrator".
After installing it restart Nautilus (killall nautilus) and it will have the new feature.
Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10,
install nautilus-gksu and copy and paste the libnautilus-gksu.so file from /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/ to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10:
The nautilus-gksu package has been dropped in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 since gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu1 release, so you can not install it easily. Here I’m going to use a nautilus script to add Open As Administrator functionality.
First download the libnautilus-gksu.so file:
Click to Download libnautilus-gksu.so
Then, run gksudo nautilus in terminal Ctrl+Alt+T to open the file browser with root privilege, copy and paste this file to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/. Or do it with this command:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Log out and back in, or run this command to take effect:
nautilus -q
Source
edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
Zanna
50.4k13133241
answered Feb 23 '11 at 18:48
hhlphhlp
32.2k1478131
For Ubuntu <= 10.10 , 10.04
nautilus-gksu
Is an extension that grants root privileges using gksu nautilus.
It enables an option when you right-click on a file (also directories and other...) in nautilus: "Open as administrator".
After installing it restart Nautilus (killall nautilus) and it will have the new feature.
Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10,
install nautilus-gksu and copy and paste the libnautilus-gksu.so file from /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0/ to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Ubuntu 12.04 & 12.10:
The nautilus-gksu package has been dropped in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 since gksu 2.0.2-6ubuntu1 release, so you can not install it easily. Here I’m going to use a nautilus script to add Open As Administrator functionality.
First download the libnautilus-gksu.so file:
Click to Download libnautilus-gksu.so
Then, run gksudo nautilus in terminal Ctrl+Alt+T to open the file browser with root privilege, copy and paste this file to /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/. Or do it with this command:
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/
Log out and back in, or run this command to take effect:
nautilus -q
Source
edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
Zanna
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answered Feb 23 '11 at 18:48
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edited Mar 14 '17 at 21:15
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I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
add a comment |
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
I install it right now ;-)
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:51
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
Guarantees root access without asking for password?
– Oxwivi
Feb 23 '11 at 18:55
1
1
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
No it does ask the root password. Exactly what I wanted. :-). Thx.
– Stephane Rolland
Feb 23 '11 at 18:58
1
1
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
This should really be included by default.
– trampster
Feb 23 '11 at 22:37
1
1
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
This no longer exists
– endolith
Nov 15 '12 at 20:23
add a comment |
If all you need is mouse, I'd try opening a terminal and then:
$gksudo nautilus
I don't see the need to install anything
edit: this was covered here
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not usingsu. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.
– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
add a comment |
If all you need is mouse, I'd try opening a terminal and then:
$gksudo nautilus
I don't see the need to install anything
edit: this was covered here
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not usingsu. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.
– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
add a comment |
If all you need is mouse, I'd try opening a terminal and then:
$gksudo nautilus
I don't see the need to install anything
edit: this was covered here
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
If all you need is mouse, I'd try opening a terminal and then:
$gksudo nautilus
I don't see the need to install anything
edit: this was covered here
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
1
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
answered Jan 22 '13 at 17:02
quinestorquinestor
283311
283311
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not usingsu. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.
– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
add a comment |
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not usingsu. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.
– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not using
su. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
I think the difference is really clear. That's the same reason for installing sudo not using
su. Having su rights only for a small and delimited time is less dangerous than having them during a whole session.– Stephane Rolland
Jan 22 '13 at 18:25
add a comment |
Ubuntu 12.04 and later
Nautilus Admin (nautilus-admin) is a simple Python extension for the Nautilus file manager that adds some administrative actions to the right-click menu:
- Open as Administrator: opens a folder in a new Nautilus window running with administrator (root) privileges.
- Edit as Administrator: opens a file in a Gedit window running with administrator (root) privileges.
To install Nautilus Admin in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
gksu is discontinued in the official 18.04 and later repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier
gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Its primary purpose is to run graphical programs as root.
Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gksu # install gksu if it is not already installed
gksudo nautilus
Enter your password in the window that pops up.
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
+1 to 'cdin the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.
– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
add a comment |
Ubuntu 12.04 and later
Nautilus Admin (nautilus-admin) is a simple Python extension for the Nautilus file manager that adds some administrative actions to the right-click menu:
- Open as Administrator: opens a folder in a new Nautilus window running with administrator (root) privileges.
- Edit as Administrator: opens a file in a Gedit window running with administrator (root) privileges.
To install Nautilus Admin in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
gksu is discontinued in the official 18.04 and later repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier
gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Its primary purpose is to run graphical programs as root.
Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gksu # install gksu if it is not already installed
gksudo nautilus
Enter your password in the window that pops up.
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
+1 to 'cdin the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.
– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
add a comment |
Ubuntu 12.04 and later
Nautilus Admin (nautilus-admin) is a simple Python extension for the Nautilus file manager that adds some administrative actions to the right-click menu:
- Open as Administrator: opens a folder in a new Nautilus window running with administrator (root) privileges.
- Edit as Administrator: opens a file in a Gedit window running with administrator (root) privileges.
To install Nautilus Admin in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
gksu is discontinued in the official 18.04 and later repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier
gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Its primary purpose is to run graphical programs as root.
Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gksu # install gksu if it is not already installed
gksudo nautilus
Enter your password in the window that pops up.
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
Ubuntu 12.04 and later
Nautilus Admin (nautilus-admin) is a simple Python extension for the Nautilus file manager that adds some administrative actions to the right-click menu:
- Open as Administrator: opens a folder in a new Nautilus window running with administrator (root) privileges.
- Edit as Administrator: opens a file in a Gedit window running with administrator (root) privileges.
To install Nautilus Admin in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
gksu is discontinued in the official 18.04 and later repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 and earlier
gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Its primary purpose is to run graphical programs as root.
Open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install gksu # install gksu if it is not already installed
gksudo nautilus
Enter your password in the window that pops up.
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
edited Jan 12 at 19:38
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
answered Sep 20 '16 at 3:57
karelkarel
57.9k12128146
57.9k12128146
+1 to 'cdin the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.
– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
add a comment |
+1 to 'cdin the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.
– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
+1 to '
cd in the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
+1 to '
cd in the terminal'. Yes, it is recommended to use text mode commands in a terminal (a terminal window in a graphical desktop environment), when you perform tasks that need elevated permissions.– sudodus
Apr 20 '18 at 6:10
add a comment |
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gksuandgksudowork in Xorg but not in Wayland (which is default in Ubuntu 17.10). But there are ways to make it work. See this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Apr 19 '18 at 5:48