Tuesday, 27 October 2015

How to Add “Open As Root” to Ubuntu’s Right-Click Menu

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To open Nautilus (Ubuntu’s default file manager) as root, the easiest route is through the command line — but this can get annoying when you have to do it often. Fortunately, you can save yourself time in the future by adding an “Open as Root” item to the right-click context menu. Oh Nautilus, why can't I open you as root? — Harinder (@lightyoruichi) August 25, 2011 One of the simplest ways to do this is installing the Open as Administrator script that was released by NoobsLab, a popular Linux website for newbies. The script is available via PPA. To install it, open the Terminal (keyboard shortcut...

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