On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:39:40AM -0500, Dennis G. Wicks wrote: > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote the following on 07/14/2007 08:08 AM: > >On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:02:49AM -0500, Dennis G. Wicks wrote: > > > >>Seriously though, it is nice to be able to separate things by workspace > >>within a session, but I like to have a different sessions for root and > >>similar functions that I don't want to get tangled up in my > >>run-of-the-mill user stuff. > > > >Why would you have root run gnome? AFAIK, you should either use sudo or > >su to become root for a specific application then exit. > Different strokes for different folks, Doug. > > AFAIK, there is no rule I have to follow as to how I use root. > > You need a command line for su or sudo and I don't want to > take the time to open a terminal window. And most of the things > I do involve things that are more easily done with lists. And > I hate typing cd after cd after cd then a dozen file names. > > Even my old standby command chain > > tar pcfl - . | ( cd <dir> ; tar xfp - ) > > is a lot easier and quicker with Nautilus and a mouse!
I use mc for stuff like this. Then again, I only run X to run an X app. Most things happen from a CUI (mutt, lynx, mc) or the command-line in mc. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
