Talking about the kde menu, using the command 'synaptic' and checking 
the box to 'run as a different user' should start synaptic, it's not, 
when I uncheck the box to run as a different user and use the command 
'gksu synaptic' it starts. I t.

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Jimmy Johnson

Debian Lenny Trinity KDE 3.5.11 at sda13
Registered Linux User #380263