Authorizations menu entry not visible in Xubuntu

[James Westby]

Impact: Xfce users cannot access polkit-gnome-authorizations, and so cannot configure
policykit authorizations graphically.

Intrepid fix: the last merge included the change to the .desktop file.

TEST CASE:
  * Run an Xfce session, look in the menus for "Authorizations", it shouldn't be
     present.
  * Install the fixed package
  * Look in the menus again, "Authorizations" should be present (Applications > System > Authorizations).

Regression potential: very low, change is a simple change to a .desktop file.

=== Original report:

Binary package hint: policykit-gnome

Hi,

The Authorizations entry in the System menu is not visible
in Xfce, as it has Only-Show-In: GNOME in its .desktop file.

Cody, I'll fix this bug in the upcoming Intrepid upload, and
then we can start the SRU procedures if that is what you would
like.

Thanks,

James

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package policykit-gnome - 0.8-1ubuntu1

---------------
policykit-gnome (0.8-1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Merge from debian unstable (LP: #232236), remaining changes:
    - Add 03-fix_i18n.patch to set the translation domain.
      This is fixed upstream and should be in the next release.
  * Increase the Build-Depends on libpolkit* to 0.8, as that
    is required to build.
  * Add XFCE to the .desktop file as Xubuntu have requested
    that it be available to them. Upstream is aware of the issue, but
    may wish to keep the current state of the art, as in other places
    Xfce users don't want to see it. (LP: #232234)

policykit-gnome (0.8-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * debian/control
    - Add Build-Depends on pkg-config.
  * debian/patches/01-missing_polkit_grant_lib.patch
    - Removed, merged upstream.

 -- James Westby <email address hidden> Tue, 20 May 2008 16:52:46 +0200

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

Attached is my proposed patch for this SRU.

Cody, I have just realised that the section for this .desktop file is
GNOME;System;Settings, does that get mapped to something in
the Xfce menu, or will it still be invisible?

Thanks,

James

[Cody A.W. Somerville (cody-somerville)]

Works for me.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted into -proposed, please test and give feedback here

[Roger Miller (zill)]

Is there a simple workaround for users to configure policykit authorizations graphically in Hardy (without waiting to upgrade to Intrepid?)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Roger, you don't need to wait for Intrepid. Just upgrade to the current hardy-proposed package. You have to enable "proposed updates" for that. In Ubuntu it is System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Updates. I don't know where it is in Xubuntu, but it should be in a similar place.

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi Roger,

Once you have upgraded to the package in -proposed then you will
find the entry in "Applications > System > Authorizations". If you could
test that and report either sucess or failure here that would be great.
We will only release the package in to -updates for most users to
install once we have reports that it is working.

Thanks,

James

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

I've confirmed the original bug's existence in the released Hardy version of policykit-gnome, 0.7-2ubuntu1, and verified that upgrading to the version in hardy-proposed, 0.7-2ubuntu1.1, causes the Authorizations entry to be present in the System menu in Xfce. I also verified that it still exists in the menus under gnome/metacity, and it also appears to function correctly (at least for browsing authorizations) under both window managers.

More user testing would be appreciated.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Copied to hardy-updates.