How to Install and Uninstall pkexec Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "pkexec" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pkexec on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pkexec
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pkexec" package

Learn how to uninstall pkexec on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pkexec
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pkexec package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: pkexec
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.105-33
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: policykit-1
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: polkitd (= 0.105-33), libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (= 0.105-33), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (= 0.105-33)
Breaks: policykit-1 (<< 0.105-32~)
Replaces: policykit-1 (<< 0.105-32~)
Filename: pool/main/p/policykit-1/pkexec_0.105-33_amd64.deb
Size: 15172
MD5sum: 3b30f55c4a569f4daa68cd9d3d0e26bd
SHA1: b76745bd3834fe41241d054ed2403d9d3d03d563
SHA256: 93de931c86770fc864cc81f36cd17d577de0173080cf728cdf5b4dd2544b5443
SHA512: 4a9b2cdab3821e436984e25a732bbc031be28488c1b6f5f960b2696db30bb3ab573cd0a749bf11193c9e31647cb2602b9dff44e01217e353540b2c76bb42e903
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/
Description: run commands as another user with polkit authorization
Description-md5: 220b2dc5fa280403052088b9c3dcca5a
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi