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ubottuIn ubottu, lotuspsychje said: !livepatch is Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch06:09
ubottuIn ubottu, tomreyn said: gksudo is gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.11:36
ubottuIn ubottu, tomreyn said: pkexec is pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit admin:///etc/environment". To run11:44
ubottuIn ubottu, tomreyn said: pkexec is pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit admin:///etc/environment".11:48
tomreyn^ sorry for the ubottu spam. let me know if you're fine with those edits.11:48
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hggdh!livepatch19:36
ubottuCanonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 16.04 installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch19:36
hggdh!no livepatch i<replay> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch19:37
ubottuI know nothing about livepatch i<replay> canonical livepatch yet, hggdh19:37
hggdh!no livepatch is <replay> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch19:37
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh19:37
krytarikUh oh, it's <reply> though.. :319:38
hggdh!gksudo19:38
ubottuIf you need to run graphical applications as root, use « gksudo », as it will set up the environment more appropriately. Never just use "sudo"! (See http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to know why)19:38
hggdh!no gksudo is <replay> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.19:38
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh19:38
hggdh!pkexec19:38
ubottupkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user, similar to !gksu.19:38
krytarik!gksudo19:39
ubottugksudo is <replay> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.19:39
hggdhdammit19:39
hggdh!no gksudo is <reply> gksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.19:39
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh19:39
hggdh!gksudo19:39
ubottugksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.19:39
hggdhkrytarik: thank you19:40
krytarikSame for the first one though.19:40
krytarik!gksudo19:40
ubottugksudo was a way to run graphical applications as root. It should no longer be used. Use !pkexec instead.19:40
krytarikWoop, fooled by my ignore script.. :P19:41
hggdh!pkexec19:43
ubottupkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user, similar to !gksu.19:43
hggdh!no pkexec is <reply> a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit admin:///etc/environment".19:43
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh19:43
krytarikhggdh: And by that I mean the !livepatch one - same typo.19:44
hggdhgawdammit19:46
hggdh!livepatch19:46
ubottulivepatch is <replay> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch19:46
hggdhcan I not type reply today?19:47
hggdhno need to answer, obviously I cannot19:47
krytarikYou mean tody? :P19:47
hggdh!no livepatch is <reply> Canonical Livepatch is a service offered by Canonical for 64 bit 14.04 and higher installs that modifies the currently running kernel for updates without the need to restart. More information can be found at https://ubottu.com/y/livepatch and https://www.ubuntu.com/server/livepatch19:47
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh19:47
hggdhkrytarik: tday19:47
hggdhI will go lay down a bit. Perhaps it will help19:48
krytarikAnd I'll go pick up my breakfast! \o/19:48
ubottuIn ubottu, tomreyn said: pkexec is pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit admin:///etc/environment".21:41
hggdh!pkexec22:50
ubottua PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit admin:///etc/environment".22:50
hggdh!no pkexec is <reply> pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized user to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use e.g. "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit /etc/environment", However, Gnome applications can achieve the same through Gnome VFS using e.g. "gedit22:52
ubottuI'll remember that hggdh22:52
hggdhadmin:///etc/environment".22:52
krytariklol22:56
hggdhyeah. I give up23:55

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