On Thu 09/Jan/2020 17:50:15 +0100 Mark Hindley wrote: > On Thu, Jan 09, 2020 at 05:44:17PM +0100, Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote: >> Hi, >> >> is there a recommended GUI package browser for Devuan? >> >> After migrating, synaptic isn't installed. If I try to install it, it says >> it >> needs policykit-1. Since the latter seems to be akin to systemd, I reply >> 'n'. > > I really don't think that is true. There is no direct relationship between > policykit-1 and systemd. And our policykit works with either elogind or > consolekit, so you have options.
Hm... in fact I have consolekit installed. And if I try to remove it, apt wants to install elogind instead. Perhaps consolekit is less bad...? > If you want a integrated gui desktop that allows you to do privileged things > like install packages, you will need policykit-1 or something similar. When I, by mistake, run synaptic from an unprivileged terminal it just erred. (IME, I need the root password to install packages.) > Alternatively, use apt or aptitude from the commandline. That's what I do, if I know the package name. Thanks Ale -- _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
