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kdesudo package

  1. Bug #205201
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 205201

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dw40 (xoobxa) wrote : Re: [Hardy] The gtk-qt-engine doesn't work while staring applications as another user

This problem still exists in Karmic Kubuntu, even though gtk-qt-engine is now replaced by kcm-gtk. The workaround is still the same.
First you need to configure theme separately for root/sudo by starting system settings with command:

kdesudo systemsettings

The file .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 will be created in the root directory after you choose theme for GTK apps under the GTK Appearance. This file is worthless until you create .gthrc-2.0 symbolic link that points to it. For the security-conscious users out there, use the following command:

sudo ln -s /root/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0

This avoids linking user's file to root's file. I just hope that Kubuntu developers will some way, some how, make this work out of the box, so new users won't have to go through this. I've filed a bug report on this, but it is being mark as a duplicate of gtk-qt-engine bug.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kcm-gtk/+bug/406747