Re: [Hampshire] Konsole

On Tuesday 07 July 2009 12:44:03 john lewis wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:47:31 +0100
>
> "Dr A. J. Trickett" <adam.trickett@???> wrote:
> > On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 at 10:31:54AM +0100, john lewis wrote:
> > > Until a short time ago Konsole had options in the File menu for a
> > > "Root tab" and a "Root MC tab" in addition to New tab and New
> > > Window. A recent update removed the two 'Root' options, I suspect a
> > > bit of ubuntization at work.
> >
> > Which version of Konsole/KDE do you have?
> >
> > KDE4 radically changed Konsole and "Root Konsole" went away on my
> > Debian system - nothing to do with Ubuntu as far as I'm aware.
>
> Hi Adam
>
> I was only wondering if the KDE people had removed the 'root' options
> as Ubuntu doesn't have the concept of doing things as root - hence
> 'ubuntized'
>
> > To create a new "Root Konsole" you probably need to create a new
> > Konsole profile that executes the correct command. I've done this
> > for SSH sessions but I don't use a root konsole so I've not done
> > that.
>
> I have also tried Konsole profiles but to no avail, probably 'cos I
> don't understand what it wants
>
> > > I have got used to using Konsole and would like to have those
> > > two options available. I have tried editing the konsoleui.rc in
> > > ~/.kde/share/apps/konsole but all I succeeded in doing was to end up
> > > with no options in the File menu, not at all what I intended ;-(
> >
> > Hacking this file is probably not a good idea.
> >
> > > So if there is anyone out there still using an old version of
> > > Konsole that allows those two 'Root' tab options would they send me
> > > a copy of the relevant konsoleui.rc file please.
> >
> > If you are on KDE4 then the old KDE3 config files are not going to
> > help a great deal...
>
> But it might give me a clue as to how they set it up :-)
>
> I dunno about KDE3/4 cos I don't use either apart from just the one K
> app now I have removed Kpdf.
>
> However Konsole is version 2.2.3 (and it says using KDE 4.2.4), I
> suppose one answer would be to go back to the KDE3 version if I knew
> how. If I'd known they were goes to mess up Konsole I could have
> 'pinned' it before it got updated.

Join the ranks of those of us who don't like KDE 4. And I am a KDE fan!!
KDE4 is just deficient - I don't think that you need to look for the blame
anywhere else. It is aimed at bling not functionality.

I am on Lenny, and have the root options. I have Konsole 1.6.6 on KDE 3.5.10.
Is there any way you could just get yourself the one package? I rather think
that Squeeze still has KDE3 available as an option, tho' not for much longer;
and I know it is possible selectively to mix Squeeze and Sid.

Lisi