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The entire group of default graphical configuration tools in Kubuntu already uses sudo, so you will be prompted for your password if needed using <application>kdesu</application>, which is a graphical frontend to <application>sudo</application>.
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For more information on the <application>sudo</application> program and the absence of a root user in Kubuntu, read the <ulink url="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo">sudo page</ulink> on the Ubuntu wiki.
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Sometimes it is necessary to run a program with root privileges. This is easy to do with the <application>Run Command</application> dialog.
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Please be careful while running applications with root privileges as you may damage your system. See <xref linkend="root-and-sudo"/> for more details.
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Open the <application>Run Command</application> dialog by typing: <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>
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Enter the name of the program you wish to run, <emphasis>prefixed</emphasis> with <application>kdesu</application> and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. For example, to launch the file manager <application>Konqueror</application> with root privileges, type <screen>kdesu konqueror</screen>
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Working at the command line is not as daunting a task as you would think. There is no special knowledge needed to use the command line as it is a program like everything else. Most things in Linux can be done using the command line. Although there are graphical tools for most programs, sometimes they are just not enough. This is where the command line comes in handy.
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The terminal is often called the command prompt or the shell. In days gone by, this was the way the user interacted with the computer; however, Linux users have found that the use of the shell can be quicker than a graphical method and still holds some merit today. Here you will learn how to use the terminal.
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The original use of the terminal was as a file browser, and indeed it is still used as a file browser. You can use the terminal as a file browser to navigate your files and undo the changes that have been made.
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The <application>Konsole</application> can be started by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>K-menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>System</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Konsole (Terminal Program)</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Desktop menu system.
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