diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/CHANGES backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/CHANGES
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/CHANGES	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/CHANGES	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Back In Time
 
+Version 1.1.12.a
+* Fix bug: start 'Back In Time (root)' from dash doesn't show GUI (backport from dev tree)
+
 Version 1.1.12
 * Fix bug: remove x-terminal-emulator dependency (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
 * Fix bug: AttributeError in About Dialog (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/config.py backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/config.py
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/config.py	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/config.py	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 class Config( configfile.ConfigFileWithProfiles ):
     APP_NAME = 'Back In Time'
-    VERSION = '1.1.12'
+    VERSION = '1.1.12.a'
     COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright (C) 2008-2016 Oprea Dan, Bart de Koning, Richard Bailey, Germar Reitze'
     CONFIG_VERSION = 5
 
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime.1 backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime.1
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime.1	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime.1	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH backintime 1 "July 2015" "version 1.1.12" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH backintime 1 "July 2015" "version 1.1.12.a" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 backintime \- a simple backup tool for Linux.
 .PP
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-askpass.1 backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-askpass.1
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-askpass.1	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-askpass.1	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH backintime-askpass 1 "Jan 2015" "version 1.1.12" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH backintime-askpass 1 "Jan 2015" "version 1.1.12.a" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 backintime-askpass \- a simple backup tool for Linux.
 .PP
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-config.1 backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-config.1
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-config.1	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/common/man/C/backintime-config.1	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH backintime-config 1 "Dec 2015" "version 1.1.12" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH backintime-config 1 "Dec 2015" "version 1.1.12.a" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 config \- BackInTime configuration files.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/debian/changelog backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/debian/changelog
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/debian/changelog	2016-01-11 18:13:33.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/debian/changelog	2016-03-26 21:48:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-backintime (1.1.12~vivid) vivid; urgency=low
-  * Fix bug: remove x-terminal-emulator dependency (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
-  * Fix bug: AttributeError in About Dialog (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/515)
- -- Germar Reitze <germar.reitze@gmail.com>  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:01:52 +0100
+backintime (1.1.12.a~vivid) vivid; urgency=low
+  * Fix bug: start 'Back In Time (root)' from dash doesn't show GUI (backport from dev tree)
+ -- Germar Reitze <germar.reitze@gmail.com>  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 22:45:32 +0100
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4_polkit backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4_polkit
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4_polkit	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4_polkit	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+pkexec --disable-internal-agent "/usr/bin/backintime-qt4" "$@"
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4-root.desktop backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4-root.desktop
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4-root.desktop	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/backintime-qt4-root.desktop	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Back In Time (root)
 GenericName=Backup
-Exec=pkexec backintime-qt4
+Exec=/usr/bin/backintime-qt4_polkit %f
 Icon=document-save
 Terminal=false
 X-MultipleArgs=false
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/configure backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/configure
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/configure	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/configure	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 addComment "application"
 addInstallDir                   "/bin"
 addInstallFile "backintime-qt4" "/bin" "755"
+addInstallFile "backintime-qt4_polkit"  "/bin" "755"
 addNewline
 
 addComment "dbus service"
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/docbook/en/index.docbook backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/docbook/en/index.docbook
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/docbook/en/index.docbook	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/docbook/en/index.docbook	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
 <!ENTITY appname "Back In Time">
 <!ENTITY app "<application>&appname;</application>">
-<!ENTITY appversion "1.1.12">
-<!ENTITY manrevision "1.1.12">
+<!ENTITY appversion "1.1.12.a">
+<!ENTITY manrevision "1.1.12.a">
 <!ENTITY date "Juliy 2010">
 ]>
 <!--
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/man/C/backintime-qt4.1 backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/man/C/backintime-qt4.1
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/qt4/man/C/backintime-qt4.1	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/qt4/man/C/backintime-qt4.1	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH backintime-qt4 1 "July 2015" "version 1.1.12" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH backintime-qt4 1 "July 2015" "version 1.1.12.a" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 backintime-qt4 \- a simple backup tool.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff -Nru backintime-1.1.12~vivid/VERSION backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/VERSION
--- backintime-1.1.12~vivid/VERSION	2016-01-11 18:07:58.000000000 +0000
+++ backintime-1.1.12.a~vivid/VERSION	2016-03-26 21:48:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.12
+1.1.12.a