gparted does have gksu as a "recommends:".  However, if the gksu package
is manually removed by the user, then yes, gparted running from the menu
will be broken.  This I think is true for other sudo requiring gnome/gtk
packages when ran from menus on KDE and I imagine conversely true for
KDE apps that use kde's sudo menu entries when on gnome.

Perhaps what is needed is an "alternatives" method to support different
sudo via a symlink based on the desktop.  This is a broader question of
course, like the idea of a "sensible-sudo" that might for example be a
script that uses $DESKTOP_SESSION.  The packager could also change gksu
from a "Recommends:" to a hard "Depends:", but I think this is not a
good solution.

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gparted menu entry depends on gksu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616274
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