How to Install and Uninstall pkexec Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "pkexec" package

Please follow the instructions below to install pkexec on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall pkexec on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: pkexec
Architecture: amd64
Version: 124-1
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: 61
Depends: polkitd (= 124-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.36.0), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (= 124-1), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (= 124-1)
Breaks: policykit-1 (<< 0.120-4~)
Replaces: policykit-1 (<< 0.120-4~)
Filename: pool/main/p/policykit-1/pkexec_124-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15838
MD5sum: 804117d35c50838f3e655ec9ea4e00c9
SHA1: a2e060a18612fc3038caf3875ec4994aedac2711
SHA256: 50bbc2fd273fb47c48797b91d65a1caf0ff9fd422b9e68a3090395692fd9204a
SHA512: 90c92c3ae35ab603d6311bb50a92cb2afbf09f6842fadca32a3ad8253bbcfa6f9372689e6d45091eda5cbceb8b472abb9f4ed6bfb4a0298e847d479895f0ac44
Homepage: https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/
Description: run commands as another user with polkit authorization
Description-md5: 220b2dc5fa280403052088b9c3dcca5a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi