[Desktop-packages] [Bug 976638] Re: pkexec does not find any authentication agent

Found the answer - I needed to install lxsession-edit, and that gives me the "Policykit Authentication Agent" tickbox. Now all is well. One oddity though: on a fresh install of Lubuntu 18.04, everything works as expected - yet the Policykit Authentication Agent box is unchecked... Can anyone ex

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 976638] Re: pkexec does not find any authentication agent

This looks like the problem I have in Lubuntu 18.04 (but only in systems upgraded from 16.04 - new installs seem fine). But I can't find the magic "Policykit Authentication Agent" tickbox in Lubuntu: where is it hiding? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Pa

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1617204] Re: NM does not offer VPN options

Solved. Turns out Lubuntu also needs network-manager-pptp-gnome -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1617204 Title: NM does not offer VPN options Status in network

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1617204] [NEW] NM does not offer VPN options

Public bug reported: network-manager-pptp is installed, but when I select "Configure VPN" NM offers only Hardware and Virtual options, no VPN options., Observed on two Lubuntu 16.04 and one LXLE 16.04 system; everything works as expected on Lubuntu 14.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 1