How can I run eclipse always as root in ubuntu 12.04?

Question

When I want to run eclipse in my ubuntu, I have to open a terminal and go to eclipse directory and run "sudo eclipse" command. That's not so hard but in this case, I have to leave the terminal open, as long as eclipse is running. Is there any way so I be able to run eclipse as "root" simply by double clicking on it in desktop.

Answer 1

If you want the app to always run as root

1) Pin the application to the launcher as normal.

2) Locate the applications .desktop file which will be in either:

/usr/share/applications/APPNAME.desktop
~/.local/share/applications/APPNAME.desktop
or somewhere else, use locate .desktop|grep APPAME
3) Open with gedit:
gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/APPNAME.desktop
4) Change then line

Exec=APP_COMMAND
to

Exec=gksudo -k -u root APP_COMMAND
5) Save

This command will also keep your environment which is very usefull if you need to connect to others servers and use your private key.

To add a quicklist option to 'Run as root'

Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 above

If the launcher currently doesn't have any other quicklist options, just append this to the end of the document

X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Runroot

[Runroot Shortcut Group]
Name=Run as root
Exec=gksudo -k -u root APP_COMMAND
TargetEnvironment=Unity