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sudo vs gksudo. difference?

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Mar 15, 202644780 views
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What's difference between and ?

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is a GTK-based frontend of (BTW, is a Qt-based frontend), however it (by default) handles more environmental variables( , , etc.) than thus making running commands as root safer. As far as I can see only @Logics answer is correct enough (@Ignacio Va…

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