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#1 2012-11-02 08:54:33
- kaixi
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[Solved] Can't start GParted from XFCE menu
Hi,
I have polkit installed but I can't start GParted from the XFCE menu. Do I need to edit any configuration files to make this work? The wiki isn't very clear about what to do after installing polkit. Thanks.
Last edited by kaixi (2012-11-02 15:09:12)
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#2 2012-11-02 09:07:47
- loafer
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Re: [Solved] Can't start GParted from XFCE menu
Start it from terminal and post the error if any.
If it starts normally from the terminal check the menu properties (is it being started with gksu, do you have it installed etc. etc.).
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#3 2012-11-02 13:54:48
- Radioactiveman
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Re: [Solved] Can't start GParted from XFCE menu
Copy /usr/share/applications/gparted.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/
and replace "gparted-pkexec" with "gksu gparted" in gparted.desktop.
Last edited by Radioactiveman (2012-11-02 13:55:06)
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#4 2012-11-02 15:08:52
- kaixi
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Re: [Solved] Can't start GParted from XFCE menu
Copy /usr/share/applications/gparted.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/
and replace "gparted-pkexec" with "gksu gparted" in gparted.desktop.
I did this and now it works. Thanks!
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#5 2015-02-08 22:12:04
- ttoirrah
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Re: [Solved] Can't start GParted from XFCE menu
In my Xfce4 installation, it's /usr/share/applications/GParted, which I copied over to ~/.local/share/applications/, as kaixi suggested, and it appeared there as gparted.desktop. Right-click for Properties > Launcher > Command, and in that field (not wanting to install gksu) I put sudo gparted, which works, thanks.
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