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How do I run this KDE Plasma widget (Optimus GPU Switcher) as root? Entering my password doesn't work. (lemmy.zip)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You need to get into PAM then and change the configuration. This is asking to become root NOT escalate privileges via sudo or similar so being in wheel does not matter.

Actually 2 seconds of looking at the GitHub page will show you how to configure your application to not ask for root.