Root file browser for raspbian jessie

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Is there any way to open root file browser in raspbian (like gksudo nautilus in ubuntu)?

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '16 at 07:57

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Typing gksudo in Terminal and then hitting enter. A window named Run program will pop up.

Then typing pcmanfm on the Run text field. Pressing ok.

That worked for me.

answered Nov 17 '16 at 07:57

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score 16 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 03 '18 at 17:15

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Open the Terminal
Type sudo pcmanfm

The root file manager opens.

edited Dec 03 '18 at 17:15

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answered Aug 01 '17 at 22:38

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user400344 · Answer 3 · 2016-10-13T10:40:53.453

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You will find that 'mc' ( midnight commander ) is the fastest for browsing and file operations - CTRL+o will give you a root shell prompt to view output of commands. On a Pi, it's lightweight. You don't want to swap to your microSD. Invoke `apt-get -y install mc' . A number of common operations are 'hit-one-key-and-presto!' on the Function keys .

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answered Oct 13 '16 at 09:36

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 13 '16 at 08:21

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Just start your file manager as root.

Let's say your file manager is pcmanfm, then you should run these commands

pi@mypi:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for pi: 

root@mypi:/home/pi# pcmanfm 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null &

answered Oct 13 '16 at 08:21

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 13 '16 at 10:33

Running sudo file-manager should be enough to start whatever file manager you have configured. Depending on your setup, you may need to run xhost + as the user who owns the desktop, to allow root processes to connect to it.

Finally, if your X configuration is really bizarre, you might need to tell the file manager which display it should use, i.e. sudo DISPLAY=:0 file-manager. Note that this should not be necessary in a normal setup.

Root file browser for raspbian jessie

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