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Asked: 2026-05-27T06:23:45+00:00

I have a python app I want to distribute as an rpm. The app

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I have a python app I want to distribute as an rpm. The app requires talking to usb devices. To talk to usb devices, I need sudo privileges (or some type of permission I’ve yet to learn about).

Unfortunately, my app fails to launch from the gnome application menu with a .desktop file when I specify running as sudo.

won’t even launch

EXEC=sudo python /usr/bin/app_launcher.py %f

launches, but no usb

EXEC=python /usr/bin/app_launcher.py %f

As there is no where for the user to even enter their password, I am pretty sure this is not even the right approach. What to do?

http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s05.html

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  1. Editorial Team

    You want gksudo, not sudo. It’s that full-screen modal dialog that prompts for your password:

    EXEC=gksudo python /usr/bin/app_launcher.py %f
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