Terminal pkexec env DISPLAY = $DISPLAY XAUTHORITY = $XAUTHORITY KDE_SESSION_VERSION =5 KDE_FULL_SESSION = true dolphin Desktop ( RIGHT CLICK) Create New >> Link To Application (Recommended) OR Create Dolphin.desktop Modify this .desktop file created with Link To Application from Terminal Using gedit, "gedit Dolphin.desktop" with [Desktop Entry] Comment[en_US]= Comment= Exec=pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5 KDE_FULL_SESSION=true dolphin GenericName[en_US]= GenericName= Icon=file-manager MimeType= Name[en_US]=Dolphin Name=Dolphin Path= StartupNotify=true Terminal=false TerminalOptions= Type=Application X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false X-KDE-Username= Easy Way in Link to Application, Direct Add: Environment Variable: add full Exec command, just make sure it doesn't add '' in commands like in my case, after clicking ok, recheck '' . So, modify it with gedit.