%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ polkit-gnome The polkit-gnome package provides an Authentication Agent for polkit that integrates well with the GNOME desktop environment. &lfs70_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &polkit-gnome-md5sum; Download size: &polkit-gnome-size; Estimated disk space required: &polkit-gnome-buildsize; Estimated build time: &polkit-gnome-time; polkit-gnome Dependencies Required and Optional User Notes: Install polkit-gnome by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/polkit-gnome && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install none For polkit-gnome to work correctly, it needs to be started on user logon. Issue the following commands as the rootuser to create startup file for polkit-gnome: mkdir -p /etc/xdg/autostart && cat > /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop << "EOF" [Desktop Entry] Name=PolicyKit Authentication Agent Comment=PolicyKit Authentication Agent Exec=/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 Terminal=false Type=Application Categories= NoDisplay=true OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;Unity; AutostartCondition=GNOME3 unless-session gnome EOF Installed Program Installed Library Installed Directories polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 none /usr/lib/polkit-gnome Short Descriptions polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 is the polkit-gnome authentication agent. polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1