How to run a .desktop application as root

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Hi,

I need run a .desktop application with root privileges.
I followed a conversation in another Linux forum and they suggested to use the following command in the .desktop file:

Exec=gksudo -k -u root APP_COMMAND

However, gksudo is not available for ClearLinux.
Is there another way to do this?

Thanks,
Pedro

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Sure. Build gksudo yourself.