Hi,

I have this strange problem when I launch some root GTK-based software. When I launch apps, like Synaptic or GParted, from their normal shortcuts, they look like this:



When I launch them via terminal, for example:

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sudo synaptic
sudo gparted


they look like this:



What is happening?

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I've mispalced this topic. I've moved it to Appearance & System Customization section.

my synaptic looks like your root screen shot ,,,,,,,,,,,,,you should never run GUI apps with sudo ,,,,you must use kdesudo to do this or files in your ~/ (/home/you) will get changed to being owned by root ,,,,,this may be your problem.

synaptick should ask for your password when launched from the menu and so get ran as root the proper way............is this not the case?

VINNY

vinnywright wrote:my synaptic looks like your root screen shot ,,,,,,,,,,,,,you should never run GUI apps with sudo ,,,,you must use kdesudo to do this or files in your ~/ (/home/you) will get changed to being owned by root ,,,,,this may be your problem.

synaptick should ask for your password when launched from the menu and so get ran as root the proper way............is this not the case?

Vinny, the way it's done in Plasma5 is

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synaptic-pkexec

. I have used kdesu and kdesudo also (and have used kdesu to launch a dbus session) but so far synaptic-pkexec as worked best for me.

cheers -

-- wiz

wizard10000 wrote:

vinnywright wrote:my synaptic looks like your root screen shot ,,,,,,,,,,,,,you should never run GUI apps with sudo ,,,,you must use kdesudo to do this or files in your ~/ (/home/you) will get changed to being owned by root ,,,,,this may be your problem.

synaptick should ask for your password when launched from the menu and so get ran as root the proper way............is this not the case?

Vinny, the way it's done in Plasma5 is

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synaptic-pkexec

. I have used kdesu and kdesudo also (and have used kdesu to launch a dbus session) but so far synaptic-pkexec as worked best for me.

cheers -

-- wiz

yes the menu shortcut dose,and should be running "synaptic-pkexec " as the command.

the OP had stated he ran ,,,, "sudo synaptic" from a terminal ,,,,,,,,and I was stating this was a dangerous thing to do .

VINNY

When i launch app like:

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synaptic-pkexec
kdesudo synaptic

It doesn't integrate with Breeze theme. Only when I launch via:

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sudo synaptic

grzadr wrote:When i launch app like:

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synaptic-pkexec
kdesudo synaptic

It doesn't integrate with Breeze theme. Only when I launch via:

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sudo synaptic

I would guess thay you have some files in /home/you that have become root owned and need to be fixed ,,,,,

I would do

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sudo chown -R username:group /home/you

where username:group is your user name and group name and /home/you is your user name not "you"

VINNY

It is still the same.

same problem for me

@vinnywright,
I do not understand, OP asks for graphic layout and you are constantly lecturing unrelated to the question.
GTK programs look ugly in a plasma environment, there is a setting in system work and GTK programs
look a little nicer.

@grzadr,


You do not need that you started these two programs with sudo or kdesudo.
I started these programs look the same if they are ignited with sudo, kdesudo or the name of the program.

ave@alideda my settings look exactly the same like yours, but sill, if i open synaptic normally, it looks like grzads screenshot, but if i start synaptic with the konsole and sudo synaptic, it looks perfectly fine, like grzads second screenshot.

i even tested it with a new live image and the problem is also there.

btw distro is kde neon

it seems this is a plasma 5.7 and higher problem, because on linux mint 18 kde with plasma 5.6.5 it works perfectly fine. maybe they fix it with plasma 5.9

Possibly the same problem noted with Krusader.

Also, problem was not apparent until 5.8.3