How to Install and Uninstall polkit.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 13,2025

1. Install "polkit.x86_64" package

Learn how to install polkit.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "polkit.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall polkit.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the polkit.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : polkit
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.112
Release : 26.el7
Size : 476 k
Repo : installed
From repo : anaconda
Summary : An authorization framework
URL : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit
License : LGPLv2+
Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It
: is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged
: processes.