desktop file should use sudo instead of su

Bug #2632 reported by Adriaan Peeters
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ethereal (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

The ethereal-root.desktop file contains
Exec=gksu -u root /usr/bin/ethereal
wheras all other applications that have to be executed as root use sudo. Thus this line should read:
Exec=gksudo /usr/bin/ethereal

On a standard install, afaik the root password is not set.

Sebastian Dröge (slomo)
Changed in ethereal:
status: New → Fixed
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