--- global_command/gufw	2010-08-29 11:39:20.000000000 +0200
+++ global_command/gufw	2011-02-09 19:55:47.038000002 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script starts Gufw from the console
-su-to-root -X -c /usr/share/gufw/gufw.py
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/gksu ]; then
+    gksu /usr/share/gufw/gufw.py
+elif [ -x /bin/su ];  then
+    su - -c /usr/share/gufw/gufw.py
+else
+    sudo /usr/share/gufw/gufw.py
+fi