How to Install and Uninstall policykit-desktop-privileges Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "policykit-desktop-privileges" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install policykit-desktop-privileges on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "policykit-desktop-privileges" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall policykit-desktop-privileges on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the policykit-desktop-privileges package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: policykit-desktop-privileges
Architecture: all
Version: 0.21
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Recommends: policykit-1
Breaks: gnome-settings-daemon (<< 3.6.4-0ubuntu8)
Filename: pool/main/p/policykit-desktop-privileges/policykit-desktop-privileges_0.21_all.deb
Size: 3832
MD5sum: 97f9256ae614f2b33885883f47b60f43
SHA1: 58badc54911f1e77ad46fe953e4b23d9a10a5b9e
SHA256: 3b8710ec20add78a4e28618df634db22b70e9c1eeb0d60d597bb5ce1b6f9590e
SHA512: aed10e480c49c49c0e89fc2caf569d470a9880a3563df105010d31e7c31d783c1cd4c1d8943b76d9c63f536a1d948d8593c999da3cb043f78103973c1ca23580
Description-en: run common desktop actions without password
This package provides a set of PolicyKit privileges which allow Administrators
to run common actions without being asked for their password:
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* mounting and checking internal disk drives (through udisks)
* setting the CPU speed and policy (through the GNOME CPU frequency applet)
* setting the time and timezone (through the GNOME clock applet or through
KDE)
* Adding/changing system-wide NetworkManager connections
* Update already installed software
* Configure printers
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It does not change privileges for non-Administrators (users who are not in the
"admin" or "sudo" group). So this satisfies the typical desktop/laptop use
case where the user has full control over the hardware anyway.
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This is implemented by shipping a pklocalauthority(8) file.
Description-md5: 6e3460016ae1ccb86bf669462d180f6f
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