** Description changed:
+ [ Impact ]
+
+ * In Kubuntu users expect the convenience of being able to launch the driver
manager from systemsettings menus. Not being able to do so breaks expected
behaviour.
+
+ * This fixes the launch by using pkexec directly, which is more reliable and
better maintained/supported upstream.
+
+ [ Test Plan ]
+
+ * Open systemsettings and click the driver manager sidebar menu entry.
+ * Previously the driver manager would not launch, eventually showing an
error dialogue.
+ * With the fixed package a policykit auth dialogue should show up, then
launching the driver manager on successful authorisation by the user.
+ * If possible (not essential) on a users setup, make sure that the d-m
working behaviour functions as before.
+
+ [ Where problems could occur ]
+
+ * We are just switching the invocation method and commands in some text
+ files, in an arch all package for this specific purpose, so potential to
+ affect anything else is minimal.
+
+
+ ******************
+
Clicking on the "Driver Manager" menu item within Plasma settings, does
not launch the kubuntu-driver-manager.
The only workaround to launch is by executing:
sudo kubuntu-driver-manager
Important note. While you can see I have backport ppa enabled for
kubuntu, this bug happened right after a fresh installation before
backports were enabled. This is a known bug, many people on reddit
experience the same bug lately.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: kubuntu-settings-desktop 1:25.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-5.5-generic 6.17.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-5-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Fri Oct 24 17:16:45 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-10-23 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: kubuntu-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Changed in: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu Questing)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Rik Mills (rikmills)
** Changed in: kubuntu-settings (Ubuntu Questing)
Status: Triaged => In Progress
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