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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 761836 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761836

Same issue on both natty and oneiric (32bit and 64bit). Why is this bug
marked as a duplicate of #761836 (Gtk-WARNING when running with sudo).
gedit is a gtk graphic application & gksu/gksudo is the proper command,
sudo is not advised & can cause issues with .ICEauthority.

$ gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

(gksudo:1924): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in
module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:1924): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in
module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:1924): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in
module_path: "pixmap",

(gksudo:1924): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in
module_path: "pixmap",

(gedit:1926): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory

(gedit:1926): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create
file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.HF0U3V': No such file or
directory

(gedit:1926): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory

$ sudo ls -al /root/
total 40
drwx------  7 root root 4096 2011-10-30 11:46 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 2011-10-30 10:55 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 3106 2011-07-08 10:13 .bashrc
drwx------  3 root root 4096 2011-10-30 11:46 .cache
drwx------  6 root root 4096 2011-10-30 12:12 .config
drwx------  3 root root 4096 2011-10-30 11:46 .dbus
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  140 2011-07-08 10:13 .profile
drwx------  2 root root 4096 2011-10-30 13:53 .pulse
-rw-------  1 root root  256 2011-10-29 16:41 .pulse-cookie
drwx------  3 root root 4096 2011-10-30 13:40 .synaptic

The 'Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",' warnings are resolved by:
$ sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf
per: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quickly/+bug/853232

$ gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

(gedit:2048): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create
file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.F0Y13V': No such file or
directory

(gedit:2048): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of
`/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or
directory

The workaround of:

$ sudo mkdir -p /root/.local/share

does work. However, a user shouldn't need to do that to run '$ gksudo
gedit'.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776678

Title:
  gtk-warning after running gksu gedit

Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gedit

  When gedit is invoked from terminal via gksu, for example,
  gksu gedit /etc/fstab
  on closing gedit several warnings are seen such as
  (gedit:2057): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: Failed to create file '/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.38EFVV': No such file or directory
  and
  (gedit:2057): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but failed: No such file or directory

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: gedit 2.30.4-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue May  3 21:14:28 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gedit
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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