Dolphin root priviledge

[kc1di]

Alt-F2
konsole
sudo cp /<somepath>/<somefile> /usr/lib/
done

That's what I did I know how to use the CLI, Just was wondering why dolphin would not work to transfer file with root permission. Thought I had missed something simple.

[jlittle]

... Old DOS users who know the power of the CLI ...

Is that bitter irony? "DOS" and "power" in the same sentence?

[oshunluvr]

Yeah, I'm the same.

For us old-uns the terminal isn't a fearful prospect at all. And the terminal power we have in Linux compared to the half-**ssed DOS command line just isn't worth comparing. Even Powershell isn't much good I think from my admittedly limited experience with it.

But having said that, I think Linux newbies really should make the effort to learn a few basic terminal commands to do basic things like copying, deleting/moving files, creating folders, etc. It's not that difficult, really! I learned how to use nano soon after 'converting' to Linux early on and find I can do most editing without much hassle.

I do like the latest changes though with editing root owned files via Kate and just being asked for the password upon saving. Definitely a good move there by the developers.

Agreed.

It's kind of an odd dual universe: Old DOS users who know the power of the CLI (feel the force, lol) and the young Padawans who, coming from Windows only, don't even know what a command line is. Me? When confronted by a program that won't do what I want? No problem, make it happen with a couple dozen keystrokes and no fancy-shamancy pictures to "guide" me. Them? grab the remote and change the channel. Just the way it is, I suppose.

[Rod J]

Sorry, I can't help it. Old DOS 3.1 user here...

Yeah, I'm the same.

For us old-uns the terminal isn't a fearful prospect at all. And the terminal power we have in Linux compared to the half-**ssed DOS command line just isn't worth comparing. Even Powershell isn't much good I think from my admittedly limited experience with it.

But having said that, I think Linux newbies really should make the effort to learn a few basic terminal commands to do basic things like copying, deleting/moving files, creating folders, etc. It's not that difficult, really! I learned how to use nano soon after 'converting' to Linux early on and find I can do most editing without much hassle.

I do like the latest changes though with editing root owned files via Kate and just being asked for the password upon saving. Definitely a good move there by the developers.

[oshunluvr]

Sorry, I can't help it. Old DOS 3.1 user here...

[oshunluvr]

Alt-F2
konsole
sudo cp /<somepath>/<somefile> /usr/lib/
done

[kc1di]

Thanks for the info chimak111,
For the time being I install pcmanfm which has no problem with root access.
Hope the fix dolphin soon.

[chimak111]

A polkit route is being worked on.

See
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post396903
https://askubuntu.com/questions/9906...olphin-as-root
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179678

[kc1di]

I was trying to copy a file to /usr/lib, but couldn't open dolphin in root not matter what. Anyone know how to gain root priviledge in Dolphin. kdesu no longer works
I ended up doing it in the terminal but would prefer to do in the the file manager.
Thanks