%general-entities; ]> $Date$ polkit-gnome The Polkit GNOME package provides an Authentication Agent for Polkit that integrates well with the GNOME Desktop environment. &lfs101_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; Additional Downloads Required patch: Polkit GNOME Dependencies Required , , and User Notes: First, apply some fixes that allow for the proper user icon to be used, as well as some security fixes: patch -Np1 -i ../polkit-gnome-&polkit-gnome-version;-consolidated_fixes-1.patch Install Polkit GNOME by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install For the authentification framework to work, polkit-gnome-authentification-agent-1 needs to be started. However, make install did not install a startup file for the Polkit GNOME so you have to create it by yourself. Issue the following commands as the root user to create a 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/libexec/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 Libraries Installed Directory polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 None None Short Descriptions polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 is the Polkit authentication agent polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1