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This tool provides Yad based front-end for su/sudo (spsu/spsudo) allowing users to give a password and run graphical commands as root/sudo without needing to invoke su/sudo in a terminal emulator.

It can be used as a Gksu replacement to run any application as root/sudo.

Installation:

 sudo apt install sparky-su

Usage:

 spsu command

To run a terminal based application using spsu, run:

 spsu "x-terminal-emulator -e command"

Usage:

 spsudo command

To run a terminal based application using spsudo, run:

 spsudo "x-terminal-emulator -e command"