Didn't have cmake installed, so did so. Then, within the ~/kdesudo-3.3.1 folder, issued the command:

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='kde4-config --prefix'

and got:

-- The C compiler identification is GNU
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.6/Modules/FindKDE4.cmake:72 (MESSAGE):
ERROR: cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake not found in
/home/paul/.kde4/share/apps;/usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)


CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)

should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

-- Configuring done

What does the CMake Error mean? I'm assuming something isn't correct. - Oct 27 2008

Okay. Downloaded kdesudo 3.3.1 source. Extracted, CD'd the folder and issued
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` and got:

The program 'cmake' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install cmake
bash: cmake: command not found

However, sudo find / -mount -name cmake shows:

/usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/cmake

One of the problems I appear to have, is that my paths aren't properly identified so as to 'see' all kde4 resources. I'd like to actually fix the path issue first. - Oct 27 2008

I just wanted to be sure that a copyright infringement wasn't happening. Happy to know that you are the photographer, and that you are willing to have this beautiful shot shared with the community. - Oct 21 2008

Well, okay. I'm not ready (yet) to move to II, so I'll just accept that your excellent service menu isn't an option for me with HH KDE 4.1.2. To bad, but it isn't a show stopper.

Thank you very much. - Oct 21 2008

Well, kdesudo 3.3.x isn't what I have. And my HH KDE 4.1.2 system is 'up to date' making me ask, what is kdesudo 3.3.x packaged for? - Oct 20 2008

Okay, a 'blank' Kate window opens as:

Untitled - /USR/LIB/KDE4/BIN/KATE OPENED AS ROOT

Console output shows:

paul@laptop:~$ rootactions-servicemenu.pl open_with /usr/lib/kde4/bin/kate /boot/grub/menu.lst

kate(9605): createDoc
kate(9605) KateSessionManager::KateSessionManager: LOCAL SESSION DIR: "/root/.kde4/share/apps/kate/sessions"
kate(9605) KateApp::initKate: Setting KATE_PID: ' 9605 '
kate(9605) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(9605) KateMainWindow::KateMainWindow: **************************************************************************** 0x8280bf0
kate(9605) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(9605) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(9605) KateDocManager::slotDocumentNameChanged: docname changed: "Untitled" -----> "Untitled"
kate(9605) KMimeTypeFactory::parseMagic: Now parsing "/usr/share/mime/magic"
kate(9605) KateDocManager::slotDocumentNameChanged: docname changed: "Untitled" -----> "menu.lst"
kate(9605) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(9605) KateApp::startupKate: KateApplication::init finished successful
QDBusConnection received a message of type 3 that it shouldn't have
error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.kde.kded was not provided by any .service files"
kate(9605) KToolInvocation::klauncher: klauncher not running... launching kdeinit
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/libexec/klauncher
kdeinit4: Launched KLauncher, pid = 9614 result = 0
kdeinit4: opened connection to :0.0
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/bin/kded4
kdeinit4: Launched KDED, pid = 9616 result = 0
kdeinit4: Got EXT_EXEC '/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kbuildsycoca4' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/bin/kbuildsycoca4
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kbuildsycoca4(9620) kdemain: Reusing existing ksycoca
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> field in "/usr/share/mime/application/x-vmware-team.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> field in "/usr/share/mime/application/x-vmware-vmdisk.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/application/x-mswinurl.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/application/x-vmware-vm.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/application/x-vmware-snapshot.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/application/x-vmware-vmfoundry.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/application/x-dbm.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KBuildMimeTypeFactory::createEntry: Missing <comment> fieldin "/usr/share/mime/text/x-ksysv-log.xml"
kbuildsycoca4(9620) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/kde/kontactdcop.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kdeinit4: PID 9620 terminated.
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kconf_update' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
kdeinit4: PID 9623 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 9616 terminated.
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kconf_update' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
kdeinit4: PID 9624 terminated.

Ctrl+C terminates the process and the Kate window closes. - Oct 20 2008

This is a very nice photo. Are you the photographer? I ask, as there is a copyright in the lower left of the image of a William C. Adams (as best I can make out). - Oct 20 2008

Oops. I meant to type:

"My $PATH shows:" - Oct 20 2008

Thank you for looking into this.

Adept Manager shows as installed:

kdesudo 2.5.1-0ubuntu3
kdesudo-kde4 3.0-0ubuntu1

From a console, the command results in a prompt (GUI) for my user password. After typing that in, the console returns:

sh: kate: not found

All other Root Actions function (just tested them).

My %PATH shows:

/usr/lib/kde4/bin:/usr/lib/kde4/bin/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games

sudo find / -mount -name kate results in:

/root/.kde4/share/apps/kate
/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kate
/usr/lib/kde4/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kate
/usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/kate - Oct 20 2008

What I've done:
1. As root, copy ~/Root_Actions_2.4/rootactions-servicemenu.pl to /usr/bin
(file is marked as executable)
2. Copy ~/Root_Actions_2.4/dolphin-KDE4/* to ~/.kde4/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus
3. Edit ~/.kde4/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/10-rootactionsfolders.desktop and replace 'dolphin' with 'konqueror'
4. Restart KDE

In a 'root' directory (/boot/grub) I can right-click on a file (menu.lst) and I have the Root Actions menu item, and within it:
Open as text
Open with ...
Copy
Move/Rename
Delete
Ownership to Root
Ownership to Active User
Ownership to ...
Change Permissions

But selecting Open as text does nothing.
What am I missing? - Oct 19 2008

I'm pretty sure that M$ has a copyright on the look of Windows XP Professional, as well as most, if not all, of the icons used by Microsoft. - Jul 27 2008

Thanks! I've found the imagery of some of your graphics just scream out to be made into KDM Login and KSplash Themes. So I've just had to comply. :) - Jul 07 2008

Very nicely done! Whimsical, colorful, heck, just plain nice. - Jun 23 2008

Dark, but still a very nice background. - Jun 12 2008