Bug 259279 - KHotnewstuff does not install KDM themes because it does not authenticate as root
Summary: KHotnewstuff does not install KDM themes because it does not authenticate as ...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 255453
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_kdm (show other bugs)
Version: 4.2.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdm bugs tracker
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Reported: 2010-12-09 05:36 UTC by bluescreenavenger
Modified: 2010-12-09 05:39 UTC (History)
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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 ***