Elementary OS Freya. Simple. Elegant. But there is still some things I miss, like the option to open a folder or a file with root permissions from the file explorer. With these easy steps this issue can be easily solved:
1.- Install gksu in order to be able to prompt for superuser permissions from the window manager.
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2.- Create the “open folder as root” contractor.
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3.- Add this to the contractor:
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4.- Create the “open file as root” contractor.
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5.- Add this code to the contractor:
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And… Done!