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On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Bryan Green <bryan.d.green@××××.gov> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I'm about to emerge gnome on a new system, and I'm wondering what the |
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> implications would be of enabling the 'policykit' use-flag. I don't know |
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> much about policykit. I don't think I really want to, at least not right |
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> away. If it makes gnome more functional in some way, with default settings, |
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> then I'll go for it. If it's going to be a headache, then nevermind. Is it |
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> worth enabling? |
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You can easily live without it, but is kinda neat. For example, the |
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new NetworkManager with PolicyKit allows you to share the wireless |
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connection system wide, not per user like it was before. You can do |
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the same without PolicyKit (or NetworkManager, for what it matters), |
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but is nice that it works automagically and with a pretty GUI. |
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If you use your computer as a desktop, I think you should enable the |
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policykit flag. I certainly have had no problems whatsoever with it. |
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Regards. |
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Canek Peláez Valdés |
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Instituto de Matemáticas |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
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