%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy: bdubbs $ $Date: 2015-03-02 22:42:44 -0500 (Mon, 02 Mar 2015) $ polkit-gnome The Polkit GNOME package provides an Authentication Agent for Polkit that integrates well with the GNOME Desktop environment. &lfs77_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &polkit-gnome-md5sum; Download size: &polkit-gnome-size; Estimated disk space required: &polkit-gnome-buildsize; Estimated build time: &polkit-gnome-time; Polkit GNOME Dependencies Required and User Notes: Install Polkit GNOME by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install For the authentification framework to work, polkit-gnome-authentification-agent-1 needs to be started. However, make install did not install a startup file for the Polkit GNOME so you have to create it by yourself. Issue the following commands as the root user to create a startup file for Polkit GNOME: mkdir -p /etc/xdg/autostart && cat > /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop << "EOF" [Desktop Entry] Name=PolicyKit Authentication Agent Comment=PolicyKit Authentication Agent Exec=/usr/libexec/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 Terminal=false Type=Application Categories= NoDisplay=true OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;Unity; AutostartCondition=GNOME3 unless-session gnome EOF Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directory polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 None None Short Descriptions polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 is the Polkit authentication agent. polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1