[Bug 1172095] Re: gksu is on live cd but not being installed

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1172176 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1172176

On 24 April 2013 20:42, Doug McMahon <1172095 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> No - the intent of this bug is that with no replacement (pkexec) in
> place for many uses that gksu *should* be installed.
>
> It's been mentioned elsewhere that on 32bit installing gksu gives sudo
> mode, haven't tried, on 64 bit it definitely is su
>
> ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1172176
>    ubiquity should use pkexec instead of deprecated gksudo
>

This is still imho a duplicate of bug 1172176.

Once ubiquity drops gksu and uses pkexec, gksu will fall off from the
default cds, installation and into the universe.

pkexec is installed by default due to desktop dependencies, and
provides sufficiently similar functionality.
E.g. pkexec gedit - will give a graphical sudo password prompt and
will launch gedit.

gksu should not be used, as pkexec provides higher flexibility and
much better UI/window-manager/touch-keyboard integration.

Regards,

Dmitrijs.


** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1172176
   ubiquity should use pkexec instead of deprecated gksudo

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Title:
  gksu is on live cd but not being installed

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  So post install if a user uses gksudo <whatever> they'll be prompted
  to install gksu. That's great & all but many users will be unaware
  that gksu defaults to "su" & will be looking for the root password
  which isn't what the user will know or expect.

  If you have pkexec replacements for common uses great though I don't
  see as yet... (gedit, nautilus, gdebi, ect.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 23 22:01:51 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-21 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130418)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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