Is there an easy way to run my File Manager in the GUI as root? All I want to do is to temporarily create / update some files, and I want to do this through the GUI.
I use the Raspberry Pi that Wheezy runs on.
Depends on your file manager. for example: sudo pcmanfm &> / dev / null &
In Raspbian (Raspberry Debian)
from the terminal console:
gksu pcmanfm → open explorer file with root privileges
gksu leafpad → open root file editor