software-properties-gtk does not request root permission when choosing repositories in "Other Software" tab
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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software-properties (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
1) Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (Ubuntu-GNOME)
Release: 14.04 amd64
2) software-
Installed: 0.92.37.1
Candidate: 0.92.37.1
Version table:
*** 0.92.37.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.92.36 0
500 http://
3) When checking/unchecking repositories under the "Other Software" tab of software-
4) The title may not explain issue good enough so forgive me for being long winded just want to make sure issue is understood. This is what I experience when opening Software & Updates (software-
If you go to check or uncheck any of the repositories listed it does not let you because you don't have sudo/root privileges, that makes sense, but under regular Ubuntu 14.04.1 (I am currently running Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1) and you went ahead to check or uncheck a repository it would request root privileges at that moment by asking for the password. As long as the password was excepted you could then go ahead check/uncheck the repositories you want. In Ubuntu-GNOME it does not try and gain privilege it just darkens the list. If you open software-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: software-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 22 19:48:49 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-20 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.