language-selector does not identify admins via sudo; like most desktop services, it uses policykit instead, which is configured via /etc/polkit-1/localauthorityconf.d.
On an Ubuntu system, the desktop administrator groups are defined in </etc/polkit-1/localauthority.conf.d/51-ubuntu-admin.conf>. ** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008344 Title: [Precise] Language selector won't allow me to install languages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/+bug/1008344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs