numerous password prompts when using plugin finder

[Ori Avtalion]

Binary package hint: apturl

I have the sudo timeout set to 0.

When using the firefox plugin finder to install a plugin, the password prompt appears several times.

It should only appear once (even with a 0 sudo timeout), since, from a user's point of view, it's one action: installing a plugin.

An example session installing the nonfree flash plugin:
1) Click on a "missing plugin" box.
2) the plugin wizard lists the available gnash and adobe plugins. Click "next".
3) A new dialog appears, asking if you want to install the package "flashplugin-nonfree". Answer "yes".
5) A password prompt appears, requested by the "Add/Remove..." app. Fill it in.
6) Two more password prompts appear one after the other, this time for "Synaptic".

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

looking at apturl code, it runs gksu in:

 + enable_section
 + run_update
 + run_install
 + and other places

confirming bug.

[Ori Avtalion (salty-horse)]

It's worth mentioning I'm on amd64. The process actually installed two packages: flashplugin-nonfree and nspluginwrapper.

[Marathongman (marathongman)]

Can't install Flash or the Swfdec SWF Player or Gnash SWF Player get message "Failed" using Firefox trying to play music at Blip.fm