How to Install and Uninstall policykit-1 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the policykit-1 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "policykit-1" package

Please follow the steps below to install policykit-1 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "policykit-1" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall policykit-1 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                policykit-1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the policykit-1 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: policykit-1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.105-33
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 29
Depends: pkexec (= 0.105-33), polkitd (= 0.105-33)
Filename: pool/main/p/policykit-1/policykit-1_0.105-33_amd64.deb
Size: 2426
MD5sum: d9dac20916219e201120a4c2302162ab
SHA1: ec25ff1db3f2c2407fe505b70fa6c269e5cbb0a6
SHA256: 2b86cdff3f3c37357014dc19bcc404eb24e0b9ac91f046d3c1e80831872fac87
SHA512: f323a8ec82e84ecf628aef96773e3c0fb8851760d5f518a3840872468f88a1ab6523073bf98f2ad3ad12d931a2d56b15d64a507a8be365f6c43f3b7b4274f20e
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/
Description: transitional package for polkitd and pkexec
Description-md5: 2d49933e7dd6c9f9c8a34acc21cd4eb8
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