OK, I tried this simplistic patch:
diff --git a/plugins/backend_info.py b/plugins/backend_info.py
index 7bc7611..ea17f8d 100644
--- a/plugins/backend_info.py
+++ b/plugins/backend_info.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class BackendInfo(Plugin):
call(["pgrep", "-x", "-u", str(uid), "gnome-panel|gconfd-2"],
stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) == 0:
prefix = ["gksu", "--message", password_text, "--"]
+ elif os.getenv("DISPLAY") and \
+ call(["which","pkexec"],
+ stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) == 0:
+ prefix = ["pkexec"]
else:
prefix = ["sudo", "-p", password_text + " " + password_prompt]
The first weird thing is that pkexec messes with the paths, so it needs
an absolute path to work. Easiest way to get it is by setting
CHECKBOX_SHARE to something absolute:
CHECKBOX_SHARE=$PWD PYTHON_PATH=. bin/checkbox-qt -w
data/whitelists/default.whitelist
The second thing is that it doesn't work :/ try the super key test,
which requires root, and it doesn't pop up the test window, so again, I
think pkexec may be eating some environment settings that are needed for
this to work.
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