Interesting... I tried that, and I noticed that 4 rapid clicks (actually taps on my touchpad) consistently brings up the pkexec password box. Less than 3 doesn't work, and more than 4 are not necessary.
Once you've been authenticated, you are able to make changes on the Other Software tab, as you would expect. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1727908 Title: Software & Updates application does not permit changes on the "Other Software" tab To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1727908/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs