From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-24 22:05, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:21:23 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-01-23 23:30, rbowman wrote:   
   >>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:40 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>> And, does that still work with wayland?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> No idea, I don't have any machine with it.   
   >>>   
   >>> I can't address your OpenSUSE configuration but on Ubuntu 'sudo su -'   
   >>> starts a tty session with no display.   
   >>   
   >> Where exactly do you type 'sudo su -'?   
   >>   
   >> I ask because my custom is to run such commands on a terminal, so I   
   >> don't understand your sentence.   
   >   
   > Specifically, konsole 25.8.1 on Ubuntu, konsole 25,12,1 on Fedora and   
   > Endeavour (Arch).   On Ubuntu and Endeavour attempting to open a GUI   
   > fails. On Fedora, Dolphin does start with a notice that running it as root   
   > is not advisable.   
   >   
   > Also, on Ubuntu I am in the 'sudo' group and on the other two 'wheel'.   
   > Just how sudo is set up depends on the distro.   
      
   Leap 16.0, XFCE, in a terminal:   
      
   carlos@Gollum:~> sudo su -   
   Gollum:~ #   
      
   No new terminal. No password asked! I am in the wheel group.   
      
   >   
   >>> The Linux Mint laptop, which is x11, also reports root can open a   
   >>> display.   
   >>   
   >> can or can't? :-?   
   >   
   > Can not. That one uses gnome-terminal but is derived from Ubuntu  and uses   
   > the 'sudo' group.   
   >   
   >   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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