On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > Don't run a X session as root, this is a security risk. > > Yes, using a terminal emulation is correct, but > >> 1 | su root >> 2 | gedit > > isn't ok. > > You can, but you don't need to add "root", but if you'll launch GUI > stuff like Gedit, you often must use "su -". > > So correct is > > su - > gedit > > usually in mails written like this > > $ su - > # gedit > > alternatively you can run one command > > su -c gedit > >> I went to Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal (I assume this is >> how to open a terminal) > > For example, you also could push the shortcut > > Ctrl + F2 (IOW hit the Ctrl-key and the F2-key simultaneously) > > to launch an app or add a launcher to a panel or the desktop.
Ok Ralf, I will try your suggestions. As soon as I figure how to configure my system to log-in as root? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALDXiko=3oaf_p00pv2grjljnfjeapdesyogqezwcypjs4g...@mail.gmail.com
