On Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:35:26 -0800 tom <t...@206-212-236-243.static.onlinenw.com> wrote:
> Deprecated gksudo? Well thats pretty dumb. Any particular reason > Devuan doesn't just fish around for the old gksudo git repo and > continue that instead of dealing with this policykit mess of > complexity? You can allow users in your a group for example > 'installers' to run synaptic by editing sudo's config like so: > > %installers ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/synaptic > > This Policykit stuff just seems like completely unneeded and unstable > cruft like systemd or pulseaudio. > > Thank you for clarifying though. I'm going to see about getting it > working on Gentoo since I have more experience with ebuilds than I do > with Debian packaging currently. > > > Just found a drop-in replacement for gksudo. It's called lxqt-sudo. https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-sudo It works pretty well. -- _________________________________________ / We're Knights of the Round Table We \ | dance whene'er we're able We do | | routines and chorus scenes We're | | knights of the Round Table With | | footwork impeccable Our shows are | | formidable We dine well here in Camelot | | But many times We eat ham and jam and | | Spam a lot. We're given rhymes | | | | That are quite unsingable In war we're | | tough and able, We're opera mad in | | Camelot Quite indefatigable We sing | | from the diaphragm a lot. Between our | | quests We sequin vests And impersonate | | Clark Gable It's a busy life in | | Camelot. I have to push the pram a lot. | | | \ -- Monty Python / ----------------------------------------- \ \ /\ /\ //\\_//\\ ____ \_ _/ / / / * * \ /^^^] \_\O/_/ [ ] / \_ [ / \ \_ / / [ [ / \/ _/ _[ [ \ /_/ _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
