Yes, you can get around the gksu problem. In a terminal, run: sudo /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
Don't run the script in /usr/bin/ubiquity. That's the script that calls gksu. In Vinux, we patch this script to use sudo. Bill On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Dave Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bill! > > Can one work around the gksu problem by starting ubiquity in a terminal, with > 'sudo'? > > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Bill Cox wrote: > >> You need to enable orca at the boot screen using this special magic sequence: >> So, in summary: >> >> space every 3-4 seconds for 30 seconds, then F5, 3, and enter twice. >> >> If you do this, Orca should come up talking. However, there's still >> some bugs in gksu, which is used by ubiquity. If you install this on >> your hard drive, installation may stop talking half way through. If >> this happens, reboot and try again from the beginning. >> >> Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Orca-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca. > The manual is at > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions > Netiquette Guidelines are at > http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp > -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
