Hi all!
I want to get root in filemanager so I can add themes in Gnome 3.
I am using opensuse 11.4.
How do I do this?
You can do it all from a terminal as su -
On 10/18/2011 01:36 PM, sespela wrote:
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> Hi all!
>
> I want to get root in filemanager so I can add themes in Gnome 3.
> I am using opensuse 11.4.
>
> How do I do this?
>
>
sorry, i’ve not used Gnome3 so these questions might be funny, or
stupid…but, are there not a lot of themes default installed that you
can switch between using the menu’s configure desktop?
or easily available via YaST?
if not, then to have a root powered file manager you should be able to
look in the main menu > system > file managers > and pick something like
“file manager super user mode”
if that trail doesn’t exist in Gnome3 try:
hold down Alt, press F2, a run command blank should pop up, in it type
gnomesu nautilus
and, give your root password when asked
alternatively you can pop open a terminal and give the same ‘gnomesu
nautilus’ at the command line…
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On 2011-10-18 14:01, DenverD wrote:
> hold down Alt, press F2, a run command blank should pop up, in it type
>
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> gnomesu nautilus
>
I have never used nautilus as root, but I think you should add
–no-desktop. You do not want to have a desktop overlayed on your own, and
belonging to Mr Root.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
On 10/18/2011 03:23 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> I have never used nautilus as root, but I think you should add
> --no-desktop. You do not want to have a desktop overlayed on your own, and
> belonging to Mr Root.
hmmmm…i used Gnome about five years ago, but --no-desktop must be a
Gnome3 ‘thing’ as i’ve never run it, ever…but, it sure sounds like
a good idea to run:
gnomesu 'nautilus --no-desktop'
if the super user powered trick is not in the menu system (is there a
menu??)
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DD
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DenverD wrote:
> hmmmm…i used Gnome about five years ago, but --no-desktop must be a
> Gnome3 ‘thing’ as i’ve never run it, ever…but, it sure sounds like
> a good idea to run:
>
It is there for a long time, mainly to make it possible to run nautilus as a
file browser in other desktop environments without side effects (nautilus
should not take over the desktop when you run it in xfce, lxde, fluxbox
…). Though I do not know if the switch is needed when running it in gnome
itself (but it sounds really like a good idea when running it as root).
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On 2011-10-18 15:33, DenverD wrote:
> hmmmm…i used Gnome about five years ago, but --no-desktop must be a
> Gnome3 ‘thing’ as i’ve never run it, ever…but, it sure sounds like a
> good idea to run:
I did not know it either, or I forgot, but it is an old thing. I learned
about it in a post from martin_helm.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
There is not that many good looking themes by default. But I found a page where they showed how to get personalised themes. Only problem is that what they suggest to do isn’t possible as I don’t can’t go into the file manager as root. Install Themes In GNOME 3 (GTK3 / Mutter / Metacity Themes) ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog
gnomesu nautilus
This command doesn’t excist in gnome 3 apperantly. I always get an error when trying it.
And problem is, I am not that familiar with commands in terminal. I usually just follows How-To’s. And it’s more difficult for me in OpenSuse as I just transferred from LM.
On 10/18/2011 05:56 PM, sespela wrote:
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> it’s more difficult for me in OpenSuse as I just transferred from LM.
what is more important to you: a working system or a different theme?
i would suggest you live with the theme you have until you have read
enough openSUSE documentation, wiki and posts to learn how to launch a
root powered file manager; know that you can’t use “sudo apt-get”; know
that instructions for Fedora are unlikely to result in a smile…
doing otherwise i’m pretty sure you will be back asking how to get back
to your now working system…
btw, it is “openSUSE” and what is a LM?
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DD
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sespela wrote:
> There is not that many good looking themes by default. But I found a
> page where they showed how to get personalised themes. Only problem is
> that what they suggest to do isn’t possible as I don’t can’t go into the
> file manager as root. ‘Install Themes In GNOME 3 (GTK3 / Mutter /
> Metacity Themes) ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog’
> (http://tinyurl.com/3vbr63p)
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> gnomesu nautilus
> --------------------
>
>
you can also type
su - -c nautilus
but as I see you do not need to be root just to install a gnome3 theme.
There is a package which allows you to install themes as normal user, a much
more clean solution for you I think.
The package is gnome-shell-extension-user-theme, search for it in yast.
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| 16GB Ram
Eee PC 1201n: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | KDE 4.7.2 | nVidia
ION | 3GB Ram
Deffinately a working system.
I justed wanted to check out how to personalize it a bit more.
But I’m happy to leave it as it is. I am one of those who acctually love Gnome 3.
Ok, sorry, openSUSE.
LM = Linux Mint.
Hi
Yikes!, there is a gnome shell extension for themes, no need to be in
the system bowels. What version on Gnome-Shell are you running?
Use YaST software management to install gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
zypper in gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
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