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Ubuntu can't run as (root)

Asked by Steve

I am running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and am trying to run "Back in Time (root)" from the Applications menu. Initially it wouldn't start at all, I modified the command from "su-to-root -X" to "gksudo -S" hoping that it would solve the problem. Now I get a window at the bottom stating that "Back in Time (root) is starting" but then it disappears and nothing happens.

Is this a known issue and is there anything that I can do to try and fix this?

FYI: The su-to-root version gives me this message:
Failed to execute child process "su-to-root" (No such file or directory)

Thanks,
Steve

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nagaraj (hamlet32) said : 		#1

i too have the same problem and want to know how to do it. i can run backintime from 'applications>system tools' but i dont know whether it will support restore later.

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Best JohnL (jwillar) said : 		#2

Run "su-to-root -X" from a Terminal and it will tell you how to install the missing code. Install it and all be work correctly from the menu icon. jwillar

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Steve (newmans-99) said : 		#3

Thanks JohnL, that solved my question.

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JohnL (jwillar) said : 		#4

Steve wrote:
> Question #87574 on Back In Time changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/backintime/+question/87574
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> Status: Answered => Solved
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> Steve confirmed that the question is solved:
> Thanks JohnL, that solved my question.
>
>
 Glad to help. Just doing my part to payback the community.

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Bart de Koning (bratdaking) said : 		#5

Can you forward me this missing code? I was wondering whether you still have to add the common package? That would mean that something is going wrong with the dependencies...

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JohnL (jwillar) said : 		#6

All,

For clarification, the following is provided. I have now installed BiT
on three different systems all with a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10. Two
resulted in an error when attempting to launch 'Bit(root)' from the menu
launcher. I then ran the command 'su-to-root -X -c backintime-gnome'
from a Terminal which reported "the program 'su-to-root' is currently
not installed". It also instructed me to install it by running "sudo
apt-get install menu" which I did. Afterwards, BiT(root) launched w/o a
problem from the menu launcher.

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Bart de Koning wrote:
> Question #87574 on Back In Time changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/backintime/+question/87574
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> Bart de Koning posted a new comment:
> Can you forward me this missing code? I was wondering whether you still
> have to add the common package? That would mean that something is going
> wrong with the dependencies...
>
>

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Bart de Koning (bratdaking) said : 		#7

Thanks. Probably people are already trying to fix the issue, as I saw that there are already bugs filed related to this issue. Upstream we use gksu, so the problem is specific for ubuntu and debian packages only.