Don't run a X session as root, this is a security risk.
Yes, using a terminal emulation is correct, but
> 1 | su root
> 2 | gedit
isn't ok.
You can, but you don't need to add "root", but if you'll launch GUI
stuff like Gedit, you often must use "su -".
So correct is
su -
gedit
usually in mails written like this
$ su -
# gedit
alternatively you can run one command
su -c gedit
> I went to Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal (I assume this is
> how to open a terminal)
For example, you also could push the shortcut
Ctrl + F2 (IOW hit the Ctrl-key and the F2-key simultaneously)
to launch an app or add a launcher to a panel or the desktop.
Hth,
Ralf
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