Using GParted via TigerVNC how to enable on LinuxMint?

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 5 Jan 2025 at 10:54, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 2) Linux Mint 20.3 on an HP mini-pc also running the MATE desktop.
> Here I can start the VNC session and get to the desktop.
> But when I start the GParted application from the "Administration" submenu it
> does not run, just shows a rotating "ball" for a while and then disappears.

What happens if you open a terminal window and run
gparted
It should pop up the authentication dialog.

Colin L

>
> This device is in my summer home and accessed via an OpenVPN connection which
> binds the two LAN:s together as one.
>
>
> I believe LinuxMint is based on Ubuntu so tha is why I ask here hoping for some
> clues as to what I can do to get it working...
>
> Where can I find any clues as to why they operate differently?
>
>
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> Bo Berglund
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