Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 4. Security

polkit-gnome-0.94

Introduction to polkit-gnome

The polkit-gnome package provides an Authentication Agent for polkit that integrates well with the GNOME desktop environment.

Package Information

polkit-gnome Dependencies

Required

gtk+-2.24.8 and polkit-0.102

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/polkit-gnome

Installation of polkit-gnome

Install polkit-gnome by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
    --libexecdir=/usr/lib/polkit-gnome &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Program: polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
Installed Library: libpolkit-gtk-1.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/autostart, /usr/{include/polkit-gtk-1/polkitgtk, lib/polkit-gnome}

Short Descriptions

polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1

is the polkit-gnome authentication agent.

libpolkit-gtk-1.{so,a}

contains the polkit-gnome authentication agent API functions.

Last updated on 2010-04-21 18:48:34 +0000