Mick M. wrote: > Hi; > when I run k3b as 'mick' it hangs at the coloured 'checking system' box. > > I 'yum erase k3b*' then 'yum install k3b*' with the same result. > Fully updated F14 x64 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 > > When 'su -' k3b from konsole: Don't run k3b (or any kde app for that matter) using su -, it's known to induce permission problems (hangs!) and other breakage. If you really need something like that, using 'kdesu' is much preferred. In this particular case, running k3b as another user (esp root) is ill- advised. -- Rex -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines