How to Install and Uninstall polkitd Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "polkitd" package

Learn how to install polkitd on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall polkitd on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                polkitd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the polkitd package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: polkitd
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: 520
Provides: polkitd-pkla (= 0.105-33)
Depends: dbus, default-logind | logind, libc6 (>= 2.34), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (= 0.105-33), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (= 0.105-33), libsystemd0 (>= 213)
Breaks: policykit-1 (<< 0.105-32~)
Replaces: policykit-1 (<< 0.105-32~)
Filename: pool/main/p/policykit-1/polkitd_0.105-33_amd64.deb
Size: 79980
MD5sum: 231bbd08d6172838ec4ddc1a44ee215b
SHA1: be9b1a15c8dd75f234ef0037beb1a448e8222237
SHA256: f604cc6654316cc257ade1bbd873f88ca4003afe43ed380e168c2d8c161847ad
SHA512: 6616d16f49a283068d1a11585cf5cf72a4c1c6941d0e15a3d089979322594f1f2f79e76b3f9036a814cd6661946bf110204071f5353e0f7e1fbba05b7e0ec2e9
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/
Description: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges
Description-md5: b0cd8ea42c7f06870c9f6957c3284e2d
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