Bug 259279

Summary:	KHotnewstuff does not install KDM themes because it does not authenticate as root
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	bluescreenavenger
Component:	kcm_kdm	Assignee:	kdm bugs tracker <kdm-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description bluescreenavenger 2010-12-09 05:36:32 UTC

Version:           4.2.0 (using KDE 4.5.80) 
OS:                Linux

Hi. Last I tried in KDE 4.6 beta 1, (Beta 2 packages seem incomplete for Ubuntu right now, they want to uninstall lots of stuff) When you download a new theme as a user with khotnewstuff, it does not appear, because it does not seem to prompt for root elevation with PolicyKit. It seems to prompt for it when I install a file as a theme, and Khotnewstuff seems to install when systemsettings is run as root. 

When the user hits install, I would assume that will be the time it asks to try to elevate with PolicyKit, that way Khotnewstuff is not run as root, but not exactly sure.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2010-12-09 05:39:37 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 255453 ***