Bug 223251

Summary:	x11-libs/gksu: root terminal from gnome menu won't start
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Marc Arens <gentoo>
Component:	[OLD] GNOME	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Marc Arens 2008-05-22 19:44:55 UTC

Having installed:
gnome-light-2.20.3 
gnome-terminal-2.18.4

and having set gnome terminal as default terminal via gnome System->Preferences->Default Applications menu

nothing happens when you try to start a root-terminal from the menu.

that's because in /usr/share/applications/gksu.desktop the line of the executable reads like "Exec=gksu /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator" but x-terminal-emulator doesn't exist.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. click Applications -> Accesories -> Root Terminal
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
No terminal starts up

Expected Results:  
Root Terminal starts up

Easy workaround "ln -s /usr/bin/gnome-terminal /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator"

Comment 1 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-05-23 23:10:29 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 158469 ***