-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kevin Kofler wrote: > Are you trying to use it as root? PolicyKit chokes on that: yes. i have always run updates and package installs as root. saves a lot of typing in su and password. > Try using KPackageKit as a non-root user. I could also provide you with a > patched PolicyKit which works as root if you absolutely need to run > KPackageKit as root. i do not 'absolutely need to', but it does make 'my life' easier. along with having to learn this new kde with 'plasmoids', 'widgets', and 'gotchaits'. :) so what is patch? tia. peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look at* it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ **** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJS7VT+C4Bj9Rkw/wRAsLcAKCicxpXfyNfITGtuI6qJPJspJ3pjQCgoY+r qLiYUN3cu2N9U8iuS8vZxgY= =XwRA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines