Root Actions Servicemenu

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Version: 2.9.1
***KNOWN ISSUES***
KDE Applications 17.04 release has disabled running kate (and dolphin) as root.

I'm looking into using sudoedit in the menu, but unfortunately it's a bit trickier than I would have thought mainly because it's not trivial to use a graphical password dialog with sudoedit within the menu script (without external helpers).

Hopefully I'll come up with a workable solution, but cannot give a definite time line.

And there's nothing I can do about dolphin (there's currently no work arounds for it like there is for kate).

***IMPORTANT***
- You need to have "ruby" installed for Automatic installation to work
- Make sure you get the latest version, the automatic download from dolphin seems to download a really old version (2.7.3) for some mysterious reason. Manual download from kde-apps/kde-look will guarantee you'll get the latest version.
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***NOTES***
- From version 2.8 onwards, Root Actions only supports KDE4 or later...Files from version 2.7.3 are included in the package for KDE3 users.
- My mail address can be found in the README file in the package if you wish to contact me for translations or feedback (You can of course also post a comment here)
- I can't test the menu on KDE3 anymore, so I can't guarantee the menu works 100% on KDE3
- Full Kf5 support is work in progress, but the menu should work on kf5 as is.

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Root Actions servicemenu provides a convenient way to perform several actions 'as root', from the right-click context menu in KDE filemanagers.

It aims to be distribution agnostic, if you experience issues in your distribution, drop me an email describing the issue.

The menu needs a properly configured kdesu/kdesudo to work (kdesudo is preferred, for some added functionality, like remembering password for a period of time...timeout is configurable by sudo settings)

Any comments, criticism and improvement suggestions welcomed :)

Included in the download are .desktop file versions for KDE3 konqueror, KDE3 dolphin, KDE4 and KF5 (both konqueror and dolphin) and an importable user action xml file for krusader KDE4...see installation for details.

README:

I've dropped version 1.x from the package since 2.x is stable and can do a lot more than 1.x. If you're still interested in the 1.x version, drop me a mail and I'll send it to you.

Thanks to:
Stefan Majewsky - German translation (1.1.x and 2.x)
Pierre Buard - French translation (1.1.x)
Guillaume Millet &
Jean-Marc Detourmignies - French translation (2.x)
Alessio - Italian translation (1.1.x)
Massimo Pissarello - Italian translation (2.x)
João Pedro Gomes - Portuguese translation (2.x)
Viruscg - Brazilian Portuguese translation (1.1.x amd 2.x partial)
Eduardo Grau - Spanish translation (1.1.x and 2.x)
Kenny Verstraete - Dutch translation (1.1.x and 2.x)
Paul Körössy - Hungarian translation (2.x)
nikt_taki - Polish translation (2.x)
Andreas Nordal - Norwegian translation (2.x)
Jakub Matas - Czech translation (2.x)
Donatas Glodenis - Lithuanian translation (2.x)
Mladen Pejaković - Serbian translation (2.x)
Netrebin Alexey - Russian translation (2.x)
Cihat Imamoglu - Turkish translation (2.x)
Manuel Tortosa Moreno - Catalan translation (2.x)
Neo Tet - Greek translation (2.x)
Adrián Chaves Fernández - Galician translation (2.x)
Mihael Simonič - Slovene translation (2.x)
Niklas Åkerström - Swedish translation (2.x)
Maz_1 - Simplified Chinese (2.x)

----Requirements:-----------------------------------------------------
Essential: (these should already be installed on a standard KDE installation)
perl -the script is written in perl
kdesu | kdesudo -to gain administrative privileges
kdialog -to show dialogs
kreadconfig -to read kde configuration
dolphin | konqueror -filemanager
kwrite | kate -editor
ark -handles compression

Optional:
krename -for multiple file (batch) renaming
krusader -to use the included krusader actions
xdg-utils -for default application support (2.5.x-)

----Installation:-----------------------------------------------------

Some distributions have packages available in either their main repos or community repos. For easy installation and possible distro specific patches you can use them if available. Manual installation instructions below:

Version 2.3 ->
1. Uncompress the rootactions-servicemenu.pl script in Root_Actions_2.x to a directory in your $PATH. /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin are two valid options. Make the script executable (if it's not).

2a. (Konqueror for KDE3) Uncompress the three .desktop files in /konqueror-KDE3 to ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus (This will enable the menu for individual users, if you wish to enable the menu for all users, copy the files to /usr/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus instead).

2b. (Dolphin for KDE3) Uncompress the two .desktop files in /dolphin-KDE3 to ~/.kde/share/apps/d3lphin/servicemenus (This will enable the menu for individual users, if you wish to enable the menu for all users, copy the files to /usr/share/apps/d3lphin/servicemenus instead).

2c. (Dolphin and Konqueror for KDE4) Uncompress the two .desktop files in /dolphin-KDE4 to your kde4 servicemenu folder (possibly ~/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus...although $KDEHOME [".kde"] can be something else in your distribution). If you wish to use konqueror instead of dolphin as your filemanager, edit 10-rootactionsfolders.desktop by changing 'dolphin' to 'konqueror'.

2d. (Dolphin and Konqueror for Kf5) Copy the two .desktop files in /dolphin-KDE4 to your kf5 servicemenu folder (likely ~/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus). If you wish to use konqueror instead of dolphin as your filemanager, edit 10-rootactionsfolders.desktop by changing 'dolphin' to 'konqueror'.

2e. (Krusader for KDE4) Import krusader_rootactions.xml file in /krusader-KDE4 with krusader's action manager.

----Available Actions----------------------------------------------------------------

Version 2.x
- Open Terminal Here (folders) - open a root terminal session in chosen folder
- Open in File Manager (folders) - open chosen folder(s) in file manager
- Open as Text (files) - open chosen folder(s) in text editor
- Open With ... (both) - open chosen items in a program of your choice

- Copy (both) - copy a single file or folder (ADDED in 2.1)
- Move/Rename (both) - if multiple items selected and a batch renamer installed (default is krename) start renamer, otherwise use a simple move/rename dialog
- Compress (both) - Compress selected files/folders (ADDED in 2.7)
- Delete (both) - Completely removes chosen items (as this is potentially hazardous, there is an extra confirmation dialog), handy for removing back-up files etc.

- Ownership to Root (both) - change ownership of chosen items to root:root
- Ownership to Active User (both) - change ownership of chosen items to current user
- Ownership to ... (both) - change ownership of chosen items to UID:GID of your choice

- Change Permissions (both) - change permissions of chosen items
If only a single folder is selected, permissions/ownership can be set recursively. If changing permissions recursively, files are only set executable if they already are executable (Otherwise all files in a directory would be set executable if the parent folder is set executable, which is necessary for the folder to be accessible)


----Translating and customizing:-----------------------------------------------------

Read the README file in the package for instructions on translating and customizing the menu


----Disclaimer-------------------------------------------------------

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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02110-1301, USA.
Last changelog:

2.9.1 Translation and bugfix release 3 years ago

- Rename install script to avoid confusion (remove "KDE4" part)
- Bugfix for Chinese localization support (thanks to maz_1)
- Added simplified chinese translation (thanks to maz_1)

(Full changelog available within the package)

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kubicle

9 years ago

Thanks again, I'll keep the idea alive and take a look at those scripts...If I can come up with an install (and uninstallation) script that works nicely, I'll certainly put it in the tarball.

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snowhog

10 years ago

Would you concider adding the Compress menu into Root Actions? It's the one thing that I can't do from Root Actions - create an archive 'as root' while in a root owned directory.

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kubicle

10 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion.

I think that due to the number of compression formats and options compression tasks are better handled with a dedicated (backup) application rather than a quick task from a menu, but I'll consider adding a compress option to the menu if I can think of an elegant way of putting it in without overcomplicating the menu.

I could, for example, choose "sane" defaults for compression, and let advanced users modify the format/options.

I won't make promises, but I'll certainly look into it.

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kubicle

10 years ago

On closer inspection, I'll likely use ark for this.

This would add ark as a dependancy, but the ark compression dialog should handle different formats and file naming nicely.

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kubicle

10 years ago

"Compress" menu option uploaded for testing (version 2.6.90)

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snowhog

10 years ago

Thank you. This adds to the incredible usefulness of this servicemenu. Utilizing Ark in the Compress option was what I had in mind.

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srog

10 years ago

Hi !

(KDE 4.4.2, does the KDE version matter ?)

Here the Root Actions 2.5.90 copy/move/rename is dying with the:

kde-cp: Unknown option 'overwrite'.
kde-cp: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.
Died at /usr/local/bin/rootactions-servicemenu.pl line 854.

and

kde-mv: Unknown option 'overwrite'.
kde-mv: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.
Died at /usr/local/bin/rootactions-servicemenu.pl line 854.

Do you need more information ?

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srog

10 years ago

This seems to be a KDE 4.4 vs KDE 4.5

KDE 4.4, kde-cp --help:

Options:
--noninteractive Non-interactive use: no message boxes


KDE 4.5, kde-cp --help:

Options:
--noninteractive Non-interactive use: no message boxes
--overwrite Overwrite destination if it exists (for copy and move)

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kubicle

10 years ago

Thanks for reporting Rog,

Works ok in KDE SC 4.5, so it's probably a new option that's isn't available in 4.4...you can check whether it's listed on "kde-cp --help" in 4.4 (it probably isn't).

I'll remove the option for now (in the next release)...or make a check for the KDE version.

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birdflesh

10 years ago

Only a minor bug: On dolphin (kde 4.5.1) the "open terminal here" menu item is a "?" and not the terminal icon. This is easily fixed by changing the "terminal" icon references to "utilities-terminal" in *.desktop files. Maybe you would like to include this on a new release.

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kubicle

10 years ago

Thanks for reporting, will fix in the next release.

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kubicle

10 years ago

Should be fixed in 2.4.11

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srog

10 years ago

Hi,

There seems to be a typo in the rootactions-servicemenu.pl (missing comma ?).

Konsole:
rootactions-servicemenu.pl open_with kate /home/rog/Templates/Monitor.txt

Error:
String found where operator expected at /usr/local/bin/rootactions-servicemenu.pl line 266, near ""en_US""
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
syntax error at /usr/local/bin/rootactions-servicemenu.pl line 266, near ""en_US""
Execution of /usr/local/bin/rootactions-servicemenu.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

Line 265 is:
"el" => "Εφαρμογή αλλαγών επαναλαμβανόμενα;"

If i add a comma:
"el" => "Εφαρμογή αλλαγών επαναλαμβανόμενα;",
then the rootactions-servicemenu.pl is working.


PS.
Is the mail address (README) current ?

Hotmail told:
Delivery to the following recipients failed.

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kubicle

10 years ago

Thanks for the report Rog, I'll upload a fixed version later today.

And I'll look into the email issue.

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kubicle

10 years ago

Should be fixed in 2.4.9.1

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kubicle

10 years ago

The gmail address in the readme works (gawab address seems to be dead...probably deactivated because I haven't logged into the account for a good while).

I'll probably change the readme file and remove the gawab address to avoid confusion.

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tetris4

10 years ago

Thank you for this!!

Here is the Greek translation:

http://rapidshare.com/files/350718967/Root_Actions_Greek__el__Translation.tar.gz

keep up the g00d w0rk =)

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kubicle

10 years ago

Thanks,

your Greek translation has been added (2.4.9)

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gubuuu

10 years ago

I would like to ask what this "kreadconfig" is? Is it really a requirement? It doesn't exist as a package on openSUSE but your script seems to work anyway.

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v6lur

10 years ago

kreadconfig is part of kdebase-bin, not a separate package. It is used to read the value of given setting from specified KDE configuration file.

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gubuuu

10 years ago

Thank you for the clarification

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snowhog

11 years ago

kubicle -

Kubuntu Jaunty 9.04 KDE 4.3.2

Just installed this most wonder service menu - again. It's been awhile, and I haven't had in Intrepid or Jaunty. Opted to keep the default 'dolphin' as the file manager with the Root Actions. Works great (did I expect otherwise?).

The suggested path for installation of the 'two' files is still incorrect in your README and on this site. It 'might' still be valid if anyone still has an upgraded KDE 3 to KDE 4 system, where both, a .kde and a .kde4 folder existed in the users /Home. But if a 'clean' installation of a current OS release utilizing KDE 4, then it is just .kde that exists in the users /Home.

Thanks again for a truly exceptional addition to the community.

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kubicle

11 years ago

I edited the description in an attempt to make it clearer, I'll try to remember to change the README as well in the next upload.

Thanks for the comments.

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konquefox

11 years ago

Great thanks for this work, it is complete, it works fine and it is very useful ! The RPM for MAndirva 2009 works fine too.

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bdjnk

11 years ago

Ditto. This is fantastic. I am also using it with Mandriva 2009.1 and I couldn't be happier. Thank You!

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2.9.1 Translation and bugfix release 3 years ago

- Rename install script to avoid confusion (remove "KDE4" part)
- Bugfix for Chinese localization support (thanks to maz_1)
- Added simplified chinese translation (thanks to maz_1)

(Full changelog available within the package)

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