Install problem QTparted

[Hans Henry von Tresckow]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Ignazio Palmisano <ignazio_io at yahoo.it> wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
>> Ignazio Palmisano wrote:
>>> Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks to a recent posting, it appears that qtparted is a package
>>>> that can format my thumb drive.  Using Adept Package Manager I
>>>> installed qtparted.  Every indication was that it was successfully
>>>> installed.  It appears on Kmenu.  When I attempt to open it, the
>>>> cursor indicates that the computer is trying to open the package,
>>>> however, after a few moments that attempt ceases and the package
>>>> remains unopened.
>>>>
>>>> Steven
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've had the same problem from time to time. My workaround is to start
>>> it from the console:
>>>
>>> kdesudo qtparted
>>>
>>> a password window pops up: insert your password
>>>
>>> and you get the program running.
>>> HTH,
>>> I.
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Ignazio, that worked great.  I have had similar problems with
>> other packages in the past.  Will that step work for all, do you think?
>
> I think that depends on the cause of the problem, but it's worth trying
> them from the command line; even if it doesn't work, you may get more
> informative error messages. It's better to try them without kdesudo
> first, because that would give the program superuser access, and it
> might cause problems.
> HTH,
> I.
>
>> Do I have to do it each time I try to open from Kmenu?
>> Cheers!
>> Steven
>>
>
>
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I just took a look at the menu entry, and I think the problem is that
it calls "qtparted-root" which does not exist. if you right-click on
the entry, you can choose "edit item" and change the command to
"kdesudo qtparted"

I'll file a bug on this when I get home tonight.


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Henry von Tresckow (hvontres)