Catfish file search - updating data base asking for authentication as superuser

[jerryc]

It's better to use gksu than sudo for GUIs apps

The scope of that problem may be far less than originally believed. From: https://beamtic.com/sudo-and-guis

Running graphical programs using sudo in Ubuntu is basically fine – in many cases. However, in some freak cases it might cause problems! However, I have not encountered these myself yet.

That's been my experience. However, I only do it when I'm working on files or directories where I need root permissions, e.g., "sudo gedit" or "sudo thunar" to work with something in /etc. I don't use it, and certainly would not recommend it, for work on files or directories where root permissions are not needed.

My best guess is it would not be a problem using it with catfish, but your note of caution is worth exploring further.

Here's another thought: Let's use synaptic as an example. Most of us open synaptic from the menu, then get a popup asking for our root pw. If, instead, we used a terminal and called it with "sudo synaptic," other than not getting the popup asking for the root pw, would it operate any differently? I doubt it. I'm guessing the same would be true with catfish asking for the root pw.

All that said, I'm simply speculating based on my experience and assumptions, but I've never looked at these things under their hoods.