< snip > > > Presumably the blue square has a name and an executable linked to it? > > Right-click on it, choose Properties. > > Then in a terminal do "sudo {path to file name}/file name}" > > > > > If its a graphical application, I would suggest using gksudo instead of > sudo as that sets the enviroment more appropriately.
Thanks folks, another lesson learned. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/