Isn't there a package which installs advanced nautilus scripts (I did it
through Automatix). Once installed, you can right click within the
nautilus window and there is an option "Scripts > root-nautilus-here".
Then you can do some of the tasks which require you to be a sudo or a
root user. I have
I followed Sebastian's cue and looked at the preferences for clock
applet. The options for 'Show Weather' and 'Show Temperature' were
checked by default. After they were unchecked the space on the left is
no longer present. Thanks for looking into the matter.
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