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gksu & gksudo replacement
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Ubuntu 18.04: Some installation programs and others do need gksudo or gksu to be available with the same name. To make these work:
Install gnome version of ssh-askpass. Without this the password dialog may be hidden behind another window:
sudo apt-get install ssh-askpass-gnome
Create new file my-gksudo.sh:
sudo -H gedit /etc/profile.d/my-gksudo.sh
file content:
export SUDO_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ssh-askpass
Create new files gksudo and gksu with identical content:
sudo -H gedit /usr/bin/gksudo
and
sudo -H gedit /usr/bin/gksu
file content for both:
sudo -A $@
Make gksudo and gksu executable:
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gksudo
And
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/gksu
Reboot the computer.
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