The secret to this is the command gksudo
or gksu
gksu is a frontend to su and gksudo is a frontend to sudo. Their
primary purpose is to run graphical commands that need root without the
need to run an X terminal emulator and using su directly.
You only need to use gksudo
when editing system files:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
So, for example, gksudo uex
will prompt you for your password
If you want to invoke this in a GUI manner simply press Alt+F2 and type your command i.e.
Now - just to make clear - I'm assuming that ultraedit
is the linux variant of the editor and you are not attempting to use the windows version of ultraedit
running through wine.
My experience is that running anything with root privileges is a definite no-no - as explained in the Wine Wiki.