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

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the policykit-desktop-privileges 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-desktop-privileges" package

This tutorial shows how to install policykit-desktop-privileges on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall policykit-desktop-privileges on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: run common desktop actions without password
Description-md5: 6e3460016ae1ccb86bf669462d180f6f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-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