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How do I run eclipse as sudo

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I've read that it's bad to run gui applications from a terminal using sudo.

In order to administer some eclipse updates, I need elevated privileges (view screenshot).
How do I do this correctly?

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answered 1 Year ago ligenvirt · Accepted Answer

To run GUI applications as root you should not be using sudo, but instead use gksu.
In this particular case run gksu eclipse, then enter your password.