You could press alt+F2 to bring up the run command and then run "gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf" to edit the file without toucing a terminal, but as I said before if it doesnt work then it will drop you back to a terminal and you will have to return the file to its original state manually using nano. xorg.conf is the configuration file for the X server which is what provides the graphical subsystem on Linux.
Matthew Saunders wrote: > To run gedit as a 'super user', traditionally called 'root' on a Linux > system, just start a terminal and type: > > sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > Then enter your password you log on with. > > It is sudo that elevates your rights. 'root' is like the Windows > Administrator account. Ubuntu doesn't have a root account, instead > allows you to use sudo and will accept your password. Beware though, > you can harm your Ubuntu installation by using programs under sudo! > > Matthew > > > On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> i presume that means changing the system file? >> >> >> >>> From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> >>> To: British Ubuntu Talk <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) >>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:55:33 +0100 >>> >>> >>> On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for >>>> this? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> F >>>>> >>> You could use gedit, tho you'll need to run this as 'root' to write >>> to etc/X11/ >>> >>> Baza >>> >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> Site http://walkertopia.com >>> Blog http://walkertopia.com/blog >>> http://www.myspace.com/m14forever >>> Skype baza41 >>> ------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >>> >> >> -- >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >> >> > > -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
