The issue with using gksudo is that it's a GTK application, and it drags in with...

spudlyo on Oct 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Literate Documentation with Emacs and Org Mode

The issue with using gksudo is that it's a GTK application, and it drags in with it a ton of dependencies. The document (which does indeed build Emacs) needs to be able to run on server distros which do not have any GUI applications installed.