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# 5.2. Run Command

This will bring up a small but powerful application start dialog.

In the standard case, you just type in a command and press Enter or click Run. But there is also an Options button which will bring up some starting options to the command window.

Run in terminal

  Checking this box will let the application start in a terminal.

Run as a different user

  If this box is checked, you can specify a user with whose permission the application should run in the Username textfield. If you specify another user, you will have to give a password at the box below.

Run with different priority

  Check this option to run with a different priority. A higher priority will tell the operating system to give more processing time to the applications. You can use the slider to change the priority. If you want to give your app a higher priority than the default one (middle position), you will need to enter the root password below.

Scheduler

  The Scheduler is the part of the operating system which processes will run and which have to wait. Usually, an application will run with normal schedule, which means it can use the processing time it gets from the operating system, but you can also set it to Realtime. This means that the application has all the process time until it gives it away. You will need to enter the root password to use Realtime.

  | This can be dangerous. If the application hangs and can't give up the processor, the complete system might hang.

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