Public bug reported:
After installing KDE on regular Ubuntu using "apt-get install kubuntu-
desktop", I am not able to change any of the system settings requiring
administrative privileges due to the lack of the installation of
"polkit-kde-1". It will fail with an error as described here below with
Muon when I expected to be shown a dialogue to enter my password.
Also other KDE software is affected. For example, when applying changes
in Muon package manager, I get the error "This operation cannot continue
since proper authorisation was not provided". Installing polkit-kde-1
solves this issue and a proper dialogue is opened to ask for the (sudo)
password.
Steps to reproduce (example):
- Install regular Ubuntu
- Install "kubuntu-desktop" using apt-get
- During installation choose KDM as default login manager
- Log in in the KDE desktop
- Open (for example) System settings -> Login Screen. change Appearance, click
the "Apply" button.
Expected result: An authorization dialogue shown to enter my password,
after which the changed would be applied.
Actual result: Error dialogue: "This operation cannot continue since
proper authorisation was not provided". None of the changes were
applied.
After manual installation of polkit-kde-1, logging out and logging back
in, the result is as expected.
My recommendation is to fix the dependencies/recommends of the KDE suite
in Ubuntu in order to overcome this usability issue.
Ubuntu version: Oneiric Ocelot (11.10) fresh install, updated to date on
2011-10-04.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: kubuntu-desktop 1.239
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 4 19:38:05 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110930)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en_US:en
LANG=nl_NL.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric
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Kubuntu desktop missing dependency on polkit-kde-1
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