On 05/01/15 22:40, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 04 ian 15, 17:02:12, August Karlstrom wrote: >> I run Debian Wheezy with a simple window manager (Blackbox). If I remember >> correctly, in Ubuntu some applications like Synaptic and Update Manager ask >> for sudo password only when/if needed. >> >> How do I configure the system so I can launch for instance Update Manager as >> normal user, check if there are any updates available and then provide the >> sudo password only if the system is to be updated? As Far as I understand >> the authentication is handled by Polkit. >
I don't believe Synaptic works that way, but Apper, available in Wheezy repositories, does. However, it's a KDE utility, so may not suit your purpose. -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:[email protected] Ariège, France | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
