2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ec88b50a..cd469666 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- mdkapplet:
+  o run media manager with --no-splash' option and handle "--urpmi-root=$root"
+
 Version 2.41 - 7 August 2008, Thierry Vignaud
 
 - mdkapplet:
diff --git a/mdkapplet b/mdkapplet
index 0049496a..91079ada 100755
--- a/mdkapplet
+++ b/mdkapplet
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ sub upgrade() {
 }
 
 sub add_media() {
-    fork_exec('/usr/sbin/edit-urpm-sources.pl');
+    fork_exec('/usr/sbin/edit-urpm-sources.pl', '--no-splash', if_($root, "--urpmi-root=$root"));
 }
 
 sub installUpdates() {