On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 22:00 +0000, Ken Moffat wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:20:33PM +0200, Waleed Hamra wrote: > > i understand that the 2 are different pieces of software that achieve > > the same thing. so what exactly is the difference here? i am guessing > > that different programs use a different one of the two? if so, which one > > is more popular? is it true that policykit will be deprecated soon? > > > Most people think that one replaces the other.
Correct - polkit is essentially a newer version of PolicyKit. It's not compatible, hence the new name, and the ability to install the two in parallel. That said, a modern desktop probably doesn't need PolicyKit anymore - it's been at least a year since I dropped it from my system. Simon.
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part
-- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
