Till Ubuntu 11.10 there the context or edit menu had an option to open a specific folder as administrator. This option came with the package nautilus-gksu. Now it vanished. Does anybody know how to get it back?
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Till Ubuntu 11.10 there the context or edit menu had an option to open a specific folder as administrator. This option came with the package nautilus-gksu. Now it vanished. Does anybody know how to get it back?
Are you sure you mean 11.04? In any event the package is still in the repos & should still work as is through 11.04 (the last version built was "nautilus-gksu (2.0.2-5ubuntu2) natty"
In 11.10 it would install but not work, as of the other day it finally was noted in the current 12.04 build
As far as 11.10 & probably 12.04 the extensions will work fine, you can install the package & either copy or link to proper dir.
Ex. of linking after install
To copy just replace ln -s with cp.
You actually don't even need to install the package, just place a copy of libnautilus-gksu.so in /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0
A bug I had on - at this point just hoping someone with auth will mark "Won't Fix" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/817383
For 12.04
You can no longer just install the 11.10 package & move or link the .so. -
Easiest way is to download the nautilus-gksu package for your architecture from either of these 2 locations, and save it in your downloads folder
http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/nautilus-gksu pick architecture at bottom of page
32 bit- Direct link from ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl
64 bit- Direct link from ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/2.0.2-5ubuntu2 pick architecture under "Builds" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Once downloaded right click on the .deb > extract here. In the extracted contents, Browse to
usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-2.0, inside will belibnautilus-gksu.soAs root (To enter root open terminal and enter
gksu nautilus) copy the file from above in to/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0folder in your filesystem +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Example from terminal, automated commands if you extracted in Downloads folder-
On my
64 bitinstall downloadednautilus-gksu_2.0.2-5ubuntu2_amd64.deb& extracted right in my Downloads folderOn my
32 bitinstall downloadednautilus-gksu_2.0.2-5ubuntu2_i386.deb& again extracted in Downloads folder so terminal commandWorking For 12.04
You can accomplish Open as Admin with a Nautilus script placed in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts. The name you give the file will be placed in the Scripts menu.
1. Right click on desktop, Select > Create New Document > Empty Document. Name the file "Open As Administrator" , Open the file and paste the following text into it,
Click save and close out.
2. Now mark the file as executable, right click > Properties > Permissions > look down for "Execute" and check "Allow executing file as program" -
3. Open the file browser, go to > View > Show Hidden Files, now navigate to you home folder, and Place the file in
~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts. Shown below -4. Now right click on your folder or file of choice and select > Scripts > Open As Administrator , you then will get a screen prompting for your password, and the file/folder will open in their respective program as administrator-
This method shouldn't break from updates to Nautilus, because it is a custom script and will be in the right click menu under Scripts, will work on desktop files, and files and folders in Nautilus, however does not work on the left folder pane in nautilus.
You can open nautilus from the command line as administrator with sudo. For example if you run
It allows you to right-click and create folder where you normally wouldn't be able to.
If you just want to open a nautilus window which has administrator privileges you do not have to specify the folder:
It's been updated for the latest Ubuntu 15
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin -y && nautilus -qYou can run
gksudo nautilusto run Nautilus as a super-user. I would recommend against using sudo to open graphical applications as root as they will often inherit your current user's environment and possibly create files in your home directory with root ownership.Edit; in response to OP's comment
Install nautilus-actions, then logoff/login or reboot (whichever you prefer). Run nautilus-actions-config-tool.
Hit the +page icon on the toolbar in the dialog. Give it the name you want.
Under actions tab, enter context label to whatever you want it to show up as in your right-click. If you want it to show up as a tool bar, be sure to check "Display item in the toolbar". This may not work in Unity (it didn't for me).
Under command tab; give it a unique label. Supposedly this appears as the tool tip. In Path, specify 'gksudo' (without quotes). in parameters, supply 'nautilus %b' (without quotes). In Working directory, give '%d'. Click on the Save Icon and rightclick your directory/file.. under Nautilus Actions, you will see your new item.
That's the closest I've found, I think, in what you're looking for.
Try this (whatever version of Ubuntu)
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=100703
An easy working fix can be found here - http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/04/add-open-as-administrator-to-the-context-menu-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin/
for ubuntu 12.04, which uses dolphin as its folder system, you can use the following command to open a folder under root:
or just:
then browse through your filesystem for the folder your looking for.
open terminal and type
it will ask for password and then a window will pop up asking for which program to run and to chose user
write nautilus in the program option and choose root in user option