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Run shell script from launcher with root permissions

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I have a shell script that runs a GUI application on Ubuntu 12.04.

The way I'm currently running the application is that I open the terminal and go to the directory that contains that file, then do sudo ./shellScriptFileName which runs just fine, however I have two problems, one is that this takes so much time so I would like to add a shortcut in the launcher, second is that the terminal needs to stay open, which is a pain (hopefully this won't be a problem after I'm able to run it from the launcher.

Clarification: I would like for the terminal to be closed when my application starts running.

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answered 2 Years ago attagjump · Accepted Answer

It seems that you haven't got this issue done yet, have you visited the "how to" link which I provided in the comment above? Click Me

If you check that you should get this problem solved in several ways, cool and nice.
To be simple, I'd like to recommend a "dummy" way to make it works for you.

Open your terminal and type sudo apt-get install gnome-panel

When the installation is done, type gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop, this command will display a popup "Create launcher" dialog, shown as below

customize your settings(Name,Command,Icon etc.)

After step 2, you will get a shortcut(it is actually named *.desktop, depends on your setting), feel free to put it in any folder you wish, then drag and drop it to the launcher.

That's it, enjoy your new baked shortcut :-), hope it helps.