What is Simple Root Actions Menu 4 For Linux?
Simple Root Actions Menu 4 For Linux
Simple Root Actions Menu 4 is a KDE4 port to the Simple Root Actions Menu script. It contains 4 menu entries:
- - delete any files or folders ("Delete as root")
- - edit any text files, *.desktop, shell, python, perl, ini and superkaramba text files ("Edit as root")
- - open (locked) folders ("Open as root")
- - run executables, and shell script, python and perl files ("Run as root")
It was tested on Arch Linux KdeMod 4.1. Please test on other distros and give feedback.
Settings
Here You will be showed the installation overview:
- - "PREFIX" shows You the installation prefix (KDEDIR). If You run the installer script as root default prefix will be your global system prefix (`kde4-config --prefix`), meaning You will install the menu for all users. Otherwise it will be local prefix (`kde4-config --localprefix`), ie. You will install it only for yourself. Yellow color.
- - "Interface" is the su interface you will be using. It can be "kdesu" or "gksu". Blue color (sudo notice in columns is colored red).
- - "Text editor" informs what text editor You will be using for "Edit as root" menu. Green color.
- - "File manager" is what file manager You will be using: if it's konqueror then the menu will be installed for konqueror, if it's dolphin, the menu will be installed for dolphin... Green color.
Select Action
You can choose the following options:
- - "Install": begin installation. The script will install the menu according to the options You set. If errors show up, the installation will stop. If the installer finds files left from the previous installation it will delete them.
- - "Uninstall": uninstall the menu according to the options You set.
- - "Change prefix": opens "Change prefix" menu. There you will be presented with options to set local or global (system) prefix, or to dump the menu to Your desktop. The latter can be very useful if You want to package the menu.
- - "Change interface": opens "Change interface" menu.
- - "Change text editor": opens "Change text editor" menu.
- - "Change file manager": opens "Change file manager" menu.
- - "Setup sudo config": If You choose to use sudo, You will have to edit Your "/etc/sudoers" config file first.
- - "Reset sudo config": will reset your sudo config if You previously edited it with "Setup sudo config".
- - "List translations": lists current translations.
5 in all submenus return You to the main menu.
0 in all menus exits the installer script.
