source: postlfs/security/polkit-gnome.xml@ e713e66c

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-download-http
           "&gnome-download-http;/polkit-gnome/&polkit-gnome-version;/polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-download-ftp
           "&gnome-download-ftp;/polkit-gnome/&polkit-gnome-version;/polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-md5sum        "50ecad37c8342fb4a52f590db7530621">
  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-size          "305 KB">
  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-buildsize     "5.0 MB">
  <!ENTITY polkit-gnome-time          "0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="polkit-gnome" xreflabel="polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="polkit-gnome.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="polkit-gnome">
    <primary sortas="a-polkit-gnome">polkit-gnome</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Polkit GNOME</title>

    <para>
      The <application>Polkit GNOME</application> package provides an
      Authentication Agent for <application>Polkit</application> that integrates
      well with the <application>GNOME</application> Desktop environment.
    </para>

    &lfs101_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&polkit-gnome-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&polkit-gnome-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &polkit-gnome-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &polkit-gnome-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &polkit-gnome-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &polkit-gnome-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Required patch:
          <ulink url="&patch-root;/polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;-consolidated_fixes-1.patch"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Polkit GNOME Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <!-- due to the patch -->
      <xref linkend="accountsservice"/>,
      <xref linkend="gtk3"/>, and
      <xref linkend="polkit"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/polkit-gnome"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Polkit GNOME</title>

    <para>
      First, apply some fixes that allow for the proper user icon to be used,
      as well as some security fixes:
    </para>

<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;-consolidated_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      Install <application>Polkit GNOME</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Polkit GNOME</title>

    <sect3>

      <title>Automatic Startup</title>

      <para>
        For the authentification framework to work,
        <command>polkit-gnome-authentification-agent-1</command> needs to be
        started. However, <command>make install</command> did not
        install a startup file for the <application>Polkit GNOME</application>
        so you have to create it by yourself.
      </para>

      <para>
        Issue the following commands as the
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create
        a startup file for <application>Polkit GNOME</application>:
     </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -p /etc/xdg/autostart &amp;&amp;
cat &gt; /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>[Desktop Entry]
Name=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
Comment=PolicyKit Authentication Agent
Exec=/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=
NoDisplay=true
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;Unity;
AutostartCondition=GNOME3 unless-session gnome</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1">
        <term><command>polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is the <application>Polkit</application> authentication agent
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="polkit-gnome polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1">
            <primary sortas="b-polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1">polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>