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helloSystem / Filer

A file manager that can also render the desktop
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Filer should invoke sudo whenever it needs administrative privileges #137

Closed probonopd closed 2 years ago

probonopd commented 2 years ago

Linus from Linus tech Tips rightfully complains about (another) file manager that it can't

Copy files into a folder that requires administrative privileges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVmJooy5NiU&t=613s

Filer should invoke sudo whenever it needs administrative privileges, and "just do" the action. (Technically, Filer could run a command line helper tool to perform the actual action, via sudo -A -E. No complicated PolKit please!)

"Open as root" is a fallback, but not really the best user experience.

probonopd commented 2 years ago

Duplicate of https://github.com/helloSystem/Filer/issues/53