Bug#1109686: task-xfce-desktop: Synaptic Package Manager Doesn't Launch from XFCE Desktop Selection - Missing lxpolkit

[Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>]

Control: reassign -1 xfce4


Hi Tyler,

I confirm, that activating this checkbox works.
It's no need for additional package install, just checking that setting.

I'm reassigning this to xfce people.

Thanks for reporting
Holger




Tyler Rusk <tdrusk@gmail.com> wrote (Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:33:30 -0400):
> Package: task-xfce-desktop
> Version: 3.81
> Severity: minor
> X-Debbugs-Cc: tdrusk@gmail.com
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> 
>    * What led up to the situation? I installed XFCE from the installer.
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)? I attempted to launch synaptic package manager. 
>    * What was the outcome of this action? It did not launch
>    * What outcome did you expect instead? I expected to be prompted for my sudo credentials. To fix the issue I installed lxpolkit and added it to the session/startup area of xfce. However, upon further thought, this may have been able to be enabled by going to this same area and just checking the box for polkit-ukui-authentication-agent-1. Why isn't this enabled by default?
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 13.0
>   APT prefers testing-security
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing-security'), (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 6.12.35+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> 
> Versions of packages task-xfce-desktop depends on:
> ii  lightdm       1.32.0-6+b2
> ii  task-desktop  3.81
> ii  tasksel       3.81
> ii  xfce4         4.20
> 
> Versions of packages task-xfce-desktop recommends:
> ii  atril                                         1.26.2-4
> ii  dbus-user-session [default-dbus-session-bus]  1.16.2-2
> ii  hunspell-en-us                                1:2020.12.07-4
> ii  hyphen-en-us                                  2.8.8-7
> ii  libreoffice-calc                              4:25.2.3-2
> ii  libreoffice-gtk3                              4:25.2.3-2
> ii  libreoffice-help-en-us                        4:25.2.3-2
> ii  libreoffice-impress                           4:25.2.3-2
> ii  libreoffice-writer                            4:25.2.3-2
> ii  light-locker                                  1.8.0-3+b1
> ii  mousepad                                      0.6.3-1
> ii  mythes-en-us                                  1:25.2.3-1
> ii  network-manager-applet                        1.36.0-3+b1
> ii  nm-connection-editor                          1.36.0-3+b1
> ii  orca                                          48.1-1
> ii  parole                                        4.18.2-1
> ii  quodlibet                                     4.6.0-6
> ii  synaptic                                      0.91.7
> ii  system-config-printer                         1.5.18-4
> ii  tango-icon-theme                              0.9.0-1
> ii  xfce4-goodies                                 4.20.0
> ii  xfce4-power-manager                           4.20.0-1
> ii  xfce4-terminal                                1.1.4-1
> ii  xsane                                         0.999-12.2
> 
> task-xfce-desktop suggests no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 


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