Bug#805148: /usr/bin/pkexec: pkexec not working with non-gnome apps

Package: policykit-1 Version: 0.105-13 Severity: important File: /usr/bin/pkexec >From the manpages, pkexec is supposed to work with all types of GUI applications. But for some time, I've noticed that pkexec does not work with non-gnome/gtk apps. This one is with a python qt4 app.

Bug#805148: /usr/bin/pkexec: pkexec not working with non-gnome apps

On Sun, 2015-11-15 at 16:08 +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > >From the manpages, pkexec is supposed to work with all types of GUI > applications. > > But for some time, I've noticed that pkexec does not work with > non-gnome/gtk apps. So, not just pkexec, but gksu also failed. But then I