root user and any GUI

[JT Moree]

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Dazed_75 wrote:
> 1) Can anyone tell me why distros prevent root from using GUI
> applications (e.g. display not defined)?
Root isn't prevented from running GUI apps per se but ubuntu does not
set a root password so logging in and running apps as root is more involved.

> 2) Can I set up ubuntu like that and so root could startx and run GUI
> apps if I wanted instead of having to sudo them from my user?
you can run apps as root as long as root has permissions to display on
your x windows session.  Use xhost to allow it.

xhost + allows anyone to display to your Xwindows session.
xhost +root allows root to display apps in your session

run a terminal and type
xhost +root
sudo su
xterm

in the terminal type
whoami

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JT Morée
PC Xperience, Inc.
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