https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=416329
Bug ID: 416329
Summary: Installing Look'n'Feel package "Sweet KDE" requires
root permissions
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.17.5
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 125164
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=125164&action=edit
Empty warning after canceling the root password dialog for the SDDM theme.
SUMMARY
While installing this Theme a popup arises saying that in order to extract a
zip file with an SDDM theme root permissions are required.
(org.kde.kcontrol.kcmsddm.installtheme)
Question at this point: Is this (always) save? Are those files verified in the
KDE store?
Case 1) If you decline root permissions, a little empty warning appears like in
the screenshot attached.
Case 2) If you however don't respond to this root password dialog within a few
minutes in order to grant root permissions, another warning will appear:
> [A] Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application
> did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the
> reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken..[B]
where [A] says in German: Error in the dbus background app: Auxaliary tool
cannot be contacted. Connection Error:
and [B]: Connection error:
No matter if you choose case 1) or case 2) the theme will be installed
afterwards, just without the SDDM stuff.
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I think this could be solved more elegantly:
1) If you are about installing a theme an overview of it's components could be
displayed:
[x] Global theme
[x] Icons
[x] SDDM (requires root permissions)
where all items are pre-checked, but also can be selectively installed.
2) Also
After installing the install window for new themes could give a more detailed
overview of what parts were installed and allow to install or remove single
standalone parts, like the SDDM theme.
3) If you install several themes at once, the SDDM grant permissions window
does not tell you for which theme it requires those permissions.
4) The empty dialog is definitely a bug and the dbus is not very convenient,
especially for the average user and does not help much.
Please feel free to add more thoughts on this :)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.66.0
Qt Version: 5.14.0
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