Public bug reported: Synaptic would be a lot better if it used PolicyKit authentication rather than gksu. Benefits?
- being able to run synaptic's UI as user, which is - - - - more secure - - - - keeps settings in ~user - PolicyKit's pkexec dialog is nicer and doesn't dim the whole screen by default - brings it more consistent with other related Ubuntu apps (update-manager, software-center) ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Convert Synaptic to use PolicyKit authentication https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640260 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs