KDE and Ubuntu are popular Linux distributions that offer a wide range of applications and tools. However, there are a few steps you need to take in order to start using KDE or Ubuntu applications as root users. First, create a new user account on both distributions. On KDE, this is done by creating a new user account called “root” and granting it the appropriate permissions. On Ubuntu, this is done by creating a new user account called “ubuntu” and granting it the appropriate permissions. Once you have created new accounts on both distributions, you will need to install the necessary software in order to start using KDE or Ubuntu applications as root users. The most common software used for this purpose is apt-get . To install apt-get on KDE, use the following command: sudo apt-get install aptitude libapt-pkg1 libapt-smi1 libapt-transport-httpsclient1 sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install -y aptitude build-essential sudo aptitude install -y gcc gcc4 g++4 make make3 mkdir -p /usr/local/bin cd /usr/local/bin git clone https://github.com/kubuntu/kubuntu-desktop cd kubuntu-desktop make all
To run a command-line program with superuser(root) priviledges, you normally will preceed the command with “sudo”, as shown in this example:
Kubuntu provides a graphical alternative to the sudo command that you have probably seen if you try to run any administrative tool:
You can easily and quickly run any program as root by preceeding the command with the “gksu” command. For instance, let’s launch xterm as root by hitting Alt+F2 to bring up the quick run dialog:
We’ll first see the password dialog shown above, enter your password… and there we go – we now have a terminal running as root:
Easy stuff!
