Trisquel 11 - Polkit Issue

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grimlok
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A rejoint: 04/16/2013

An issue that I have found with Trisquel 11 is that certain programs called up from the applications menu, which I am using whiskermenu in XFCE, will not load. Upon looking it would seem that the Polkit service does not have privileges to run these programs.

I have gotten around this by changing the desktop file under /usr/share/applications to use sudo in a command line to open the program. This brings up a terminal window asking for a password which is satisfactory to me.

I tried submitting an issue for this in the GitLab, but it asks for a username and password and there is no way, that I can see, as to how to register one. The username and password for this website does not work.

I also tried creating a gitlab username and password, but that one does not work either.

Thanks,
grimlok

Ark74

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A rejoint: 07/15/2009

About gitlab, I guess this should be more present on the wiki:
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/development-0

Thanks for trying to submit and bringing this subject up.
Regards

grimlok
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A rejoint: 04/16/2013

Hey all,

I have solved the polkit problem.

One has just to go to XFCE Settings -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart

Then find "PolicyKit Authentication Agent (PolicyKit Authentication Agent for the MATE Desktop)

And make sure there is a check on it so that it starts at boot.

Voila, polkit works again in XFCE.

grimlok