I run the standard KDE desktop as a normal user and when I run the software manager
it prompts me for the root password... Also there is available from the menus a
root terminal...
Julia
Quoting Laura Conrad ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >>>>> "Ron" == Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Ron> MandrakeUpdate is part of Mandrake 7.2 and not part of Mandrake 8.0,
> Ron> where it has been replaced by the more functional Software Manager
> Ron> which has been given a desktop icon. 7.2 and 8.0 are NOT compatible.
>
> Is there a way to run this for those of us who don't use the standard
> desktop? Is there a way to find any of this stuff for those of us who
> never log into X as root? Is there a way to get the root desktop
> without logging out of the user window manager and not having email
> and all the other stuff in the *emacs environment?
>
>
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