From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien ROUCARIES Newsgroups: gmane.linux.debian.devel.pkg-utopia,gmane.linux.debian.devel.emacsen,gmane.linux.debian.devel.general,gmane.emacs.help Subject: Bug#633652: emacs on a text console - please help me overcome the shock Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:17:26 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20110823005230.GK9940@kenyonralph.com> <87pqjxoro8.fsf@jidanni.org> Reply-To: Bastien ROUCARIES , 633652@bugs.debian.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1314087678 25677 80.91.229.12 (23 Aug 2011 08:21:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, 633652@bugs.debian.org To: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-X-From: pkg-utopia-maintainers-bounces+glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers=m.gmane.org@lists.alioth.debian.org Tue Aug 23 10:21:13 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from wagner.debian.org ([217.196.43.132]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QvmET-0003Np-7f for glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers@m.gmane.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:21:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=alioth.debian.org) by wagner.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QvmES-0001Qf-Nz for glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers@m.gmane.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:12 +0000 Original-Received: from busoni.debian.org ([140.211.15.34]) by wagner.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QvmEQ-0001Q8-8R for pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:11 +0000 Original-Received: from debbugs by busoni.debian.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QvmEM-0000CB-J2; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:06 +0000 X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Bastien ROUCARIES Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Utopia Maintenance Team X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: X-Debian-PR-Message: followup 633652 X-Debian-PR-Package: dbus X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Debian-PR-Source: dbus Original-Received: via spool by 633652-submit@bugs.debian.org id=B633652.131408745632119 (code B ref 633652); Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:21:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 633652) by bugs.debian.org; 23 Aug 2011 08:17:36 +0000 Original-Received: from mail-ww0-f48.google.com ([74.125.82.48]) by busoni.debian.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QvmAx-0008Lr-2n for 633652@bugs.debian.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:17:36 +0000 Original-Received: by wwj26 with SMTP id 26so3814506wwj.5 for <633652@bugs.debian.org>; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:17:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=8S/M4BXsr2vLVnXGQpNMF7MLDCXCc/Z/OU2zCWNud/M=; b=wT6KhCYWJgZM1B+ZMyc/MauZpTD2DiuC/lN8+RNMWeTIwjLc7vaHQHmOT817UD9LjS 4S4e564ryNqHIdkZC9lCET5ltGU1SCYSRTRu6OCs+52N0UUq5OATC7LnCw59HkQQqysg eCHhHbksUxQ9abkIuBnAAQ09llsB9McLZxaNU= Original-Received: by 10.227.196.196 with SMTP id eh4mr30872wbb.87.1314087446694; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:17:26 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.227.58.19 with HTTP; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:17:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87pqjxoro8.fsf@jidanni.org> Resent-Sender: Debian BTS X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on wagner.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 x-debian-approved: yes X-BeenThere: pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Maintainers for pkg-utopia packages List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: pkg-utopia-maintainers-bounces+glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers=m.gmane.org@lists.alioth.debian.org Errors-To: pkg-utopia-maintainers-bounces+glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers=m.gmane.org@lists.alioth.debian.org X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: ::1 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: pkg-utopia-maintainers-bounces+glddp-pkg-utopia-maintainers=m.gmane.org@lists.alioth.debian.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on wagner.debian.org); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.linux.debian.devel.pkg-utopia:9013 gmane.linux.debian.devel.emacsen:2698 gmane.linux.debian.devel.general:164783 gmane.emacs.help:82026 Archived-At: On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 3:14 AM, wrote: >>>>>> "KR" == Kenyon Ralph writes: > KR> I use emacs under X to administer my Debian systems. I don't run it as > KR> root though. I use emacs TRAMP to use sudo to edit files as root on > KR> the local machine. On remote machines I do the same but in an ssh > KR> session in xterm (I don't use mouse or menu bars in emacs in X > KR> anyway). > I'm a safe sex fan myself, however there are limits to how much I am > willing to sacrifice that raw feel. > > KR> Looking at bug 633652, have you tried running X programs as root with > KR> sux or gksu instead of su? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/sux > KR> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gksu > > Mmmm, sounds kinky, but at my age I don't think we can teach this old > dog new tricks. But I suppose that's what the younger generation will > use and just mark this bug wontfix. Alas, no family values. Yes sux work with both emacs and firefox And for middle ages dog (not oldtimer) they are the ssh -X root@localhost trick Bastien