Re: [rfc][patch] Add optional PackageKit hook to install new applications

[Luca Ferretti <elle uca libero it>]

Il giorno sab, 06/12/2008 alle 11.00 +0000, Richard Hughes ha scritto:
> On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 13:02 +0000, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > I think this is not the correct approach; instead, it would be better
> > to check whether the user has actually enough rights to install the
> > applications before proposing it.
> 
> Well, PackageKit uses PolicyKit, so even if the user does not have the
> rights to do it, then they can get someone to authenticate that can.
> 
> On a locked down (school) workstation, the GConf key will be unset, and
> the new dialog will never be shown.


FWIT gconf 2.24 and later should support PolicyKit too...