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Quick installation of gksu-polkit:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gksu-polkit
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gksu-polkit
Package Details | |
| Package: | gksu-polkit |
| Version: | 0.0.2-2.1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://live.gnome.org/gksu |
| Description: | command line utility to run programs as root This is the new generation of gksu, a simple utility to run programs as root, even in X-based environments. This version uses the new libgksu-polkit library, which uses PolicyKit for authorization purposes and a D-Bus service to actually perform the work. Homepage: http://live.gnome.org/gksu |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install gksu-polkit on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gksu-polkit is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gksu-polkit' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gksu-polkit Package `gksu-polkit' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gksu-polkit:
After system update use the following command to install gksu-polkit:
sudo apt-get install gksu-polkit
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gksu-polkit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gksu-polkit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gksu-polkit following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gksu-polkit
Following command is used to remove the gksu-polkit package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gksu-polkit
This will remove gksu-polkit and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gksu-polkit with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gksu-polkit
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gksu-polkit
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gksu-polkit package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
