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Idea #6399: Implement PolicyKit in update-manager

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #7714: Synaptic and update-manager need PolicyKit support.
Written by jorsol the 4 Apr 08 at 18:40. Related project: Update manager. Status: New
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I have two users, the first is my user with administrator privileges, and the second is something like a guest user (family and friends can use).

I have configured my system to automatically start from the guest user, and rarely use my admin user...

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Solution #1: Use PolicyKit in update-manager
Written by jorsol the 4 Apr 08 at 18:40.
Implement PolicyKit in update-manager so that everyone that want to update the system can do it from any user.

The guest user already create the link to the update-mananger in System-Administration menu (considering that is a no admin account), but I can't update the system because I don't have the privilege to use that application... then I always have to login to my user for update the system.

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hunt.topher wrote on the 5 Apr 08 at 03:43
What's wrong with the terminal way?
sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade
Upgrading the system is assumed to be the job of the administrator, who in a corporate setting is expected to be familiar with the terminal.
The home user, admittedly, isn't expected to have this knowledge... I guess I agree that adding PolicyKit to the update manager would make things more streamlined, but I don't know if it's a must-have when an admin can either a) switch users from the panel item, or b) run a quick terminal command. The terminal is something that lots of people seem scared of (as I was!) but updating the system is a pretty straightforward command (see above).

jorsol wrote on the 7 Apr 08 at 17:10
Hi,
For the a) option:
As I said before, is a waste of time to start another session is you only want to update the system. I's contraproductive.

Like an admin, I want to do the things the easy way.

For the b) option:
try to do a sudo apt-get from a user with no admin privilege. It don´t work because you dont have the permisions, is just that simple.

Have you ever try Hardy? the PolicyKit allow to run a process like another user without starting a new session. Thats what PolicyKit is all about.

Do you know what are the target users of Ubuntu? Home users, not "corporate" users.


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