Applications place shows apps for install to non-admin users

Bug #738348 reported by Connor Carney
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This bug affects 8 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Unity
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned
unity-2d
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
unity-lens-applications
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned
unity-lens-applications (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

The "Apps Available for Download" section of the applications shows links to the software centre to non-administrator users. It should only show those links to users with privileges to install software.

Revision history for this message
Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen (kamstrup) wrote :

I get the idea, but I have no idea how feasible it is to execute in practice. Input needed from someone who understands the details of sudoer configurations and polkit.

Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity-place-applications:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity-place-applications (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity-2d:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity-2d:
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity-lens-applications (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity-lens-applications (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity-place-applications (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Omer Akram (om26er)
no longer affects: unity-place-applications (Ubuntu)
Revision history for this message
Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote :

Status changed to 'Triaged' because the bug is:

- Valid.
- Well described.
- Reported in the upstream bug tracker (Launchpad).
- Ready to be worked on by a developer.

Changed in unity-lens-applications (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity-2d:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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