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rated 0 times [ 1] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 494 / 3 Years ago, mon, october 11, 2021, 12:31:54

I´m trying to install Backtrack on Ubuntu (with Unity).

I´m stuck trying to modify applications.menu file, because it´s readme only. And I can´t change that using the GUI because it´s greyed out.

How may I make that file read/write from the command line, or access it with gedit as root?

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answered 3 Years ago zebrla · Accepted Answer

The best way wold be:

Use the following command in terminal:
```
sudo -i
```
to get a shell where you have root privileges.

Then use the following command:
```
 xdg-open /usr/share/app-install/desktop/applications.menu
```
to open applications.menu file in your favorite text editor.