Bug 422263

Summary:	users not authorized to install application through "DISCOVER" tool
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	Kamshad <kamshadman>
Component:	discover	Assignee:	Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <leinir>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	major	CC:	aleixpol, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.18.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	attachment-25537-0.html

Description Kamshad 2020-05-30 17:27:39 UTC

SUMMARY
users not authorized to install application through "DISCOVER" tool.
choosing any app to install, the result is the same. it cannot be done due to lack of authorization for process. but "SYNAPTIC" does not have any problem !

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-06-10 22:22:33 UTC

Sounds like kauth/polkit may not be properly set up on on your machine.

What distro are you using?

Comment 2 Kamshad 2020-06-10 23:29:57 UTC

Created attachment 129213 [details]
attachment-25537-0.html

Lubuntu 20.04

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 6:22 PM Nate Graham <bugzilla_noreply@kde.org> wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=422263
>
> Nate Graham <nate@kde.org> changed:
>
>            What    |Removed                     |Added
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>          Resolution|---                         |WAITINGFORINFO
>              Status|REPORTED                    |NEEDSINFO
>                  CC|                            |nate@kde.org
>
> --- Comment #1 from Nate Graham <nate@kde.org> ---
> Sounds like kauth/polkit may not be properly set up on on your machine.
>
> What distro are you using?
>
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Comment 3 Nate Graham 2020-06-11 00:03:44 UTC

Thanks. I would report this to the Lubuntu devs. It's possible kauth/polkit are not properly set up.