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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions src/timeshift-launcher
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# user is not admin
if echo $- | grep "i" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# script is running in interactive mode
su - -c "${app_command}"
su - -c "pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY ${app_command}"
else
# script is running in non-interactive mode
if [ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "wayland" ] ; then
xhost +SI:localuser:root
pkexec ${app_command}
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY ${app_command}
xhost -SI:localuser:root
xhost
elif command -v pkexec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
pkexec ${app_command}
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY ${app_command}
elif command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
x-terminal-emulator -e "sudo ${app_command}"
elif command -v su >/dev/null 2>&1; then
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