[SOLVED] Need a standalone (not DE dependent) GUI Polkit agent.

dillebidum · 2016-10-17 15:51:46

I have a problem regarding Polkit.
So, I just started using i3-gaps a few days ago and I love it. I have found workarounds for many of my problems.
But, some things like nautilus-admin use Polkit and I use those quite frequently.
So, I need a suckless-style GUI Polkit agent so I don't have to type

sudo gparted # just an example

for every Polkit program, as that can mess with permissions.
If Rofi can be a Polkit agent in some way, I would love that.
I want it have minimal dependencies, either way.
Any suggestions?
BTW you might ask why I don't want it to be DE dependent. First of all, simplicity. Second is, there's a 33% chance I'm going to remove GNOME sooner or later.
If your suggestion is something you think would go on this page, I'll likely accept it.

Last edited by dillebidum (2016-10-19 16:26:48)

dillebidum · 2016-10-17 15:54:35

Oops, posted in the wrong place. This is supposed to be in Applications and Desktop Enviroments.

ewaller · 2016-10-17 15:59:18

Moved.

Alad · 2016-10-18 07:26:12

So, I need a suckless-style GUI Polkit agent so I don't have to type

Not sure how many oxymorons you can put in one sentence ...

Anyway here's a list:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Po … ion_agents

dillebidum · 2016-10-18 12:56:19

Alad wrote:

Anyway here's a list:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Po … ion_agents

The title says "standalone (not DE dependent)". I already looked at that, and all of them are DE-dependent. Thanks anyway. EDIT: done out of haste, see last reply.

Last edited by dillebidum (2016-10-19 16:24:20)

Trilby · 2016-10-18 13:26:50

Alad wrote:

Not sure how many oxymorons you can put in one sentence ...

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking that.

But (@OP) I don't see how the list provided isn't appropriate. As a quick check lxsession does not depend on a DE.

Most of the agents listed on the wiki may be *associated* with some DE or another, as DE makers seem to be the only ones making such tools, but there are no DE dependencies at least for lxsession.

Also note there is probably a reason you will not find any polkit agents (or anything related to polkit for that matter) on suckless's website. IMHO (my own, personal, only) polkit could not suck more.

EDIT: for clarity I'm not judging other people's tastes. I could see drcouzelis chiming in here to chastize me. He tends to like all the bells-and-whistles software. But he also has no hesitation installing all their dependencies and whatever is needed for them to run smoothly. He, rightly, points out that the installed packages aren't really taking up a noteworthy part of most modern drives. But my concern here is that you can either want all the flashy bells and whistles and be happy installing what it takes to have them, or you can go more minimalist and have more control but more responsibility over the trivialities of your system. What you can't do is have your cake and eat it to.

dillebidum · 2016-10-19 16:23:17

Trilby wrote:

As a quick check lxsession does not depend on a DE.

Sorry, I just forgot that most (if not all) of LXDE's apps don't depend on each other for a second. Now all I have to do is find a workaround for the password shadowing (the password is shown as aaaa...).

Trilby wrote:

Also note there is probably a reason you will not find any polkit agents (or anything related to polkit for that matter) on suckless's website.

Um, I said suckless-style, not made by suckless. As in, software similar to their software. About the /rocks section of their website...

dillebidum wrote:

...you think would go on this page...

I didn't say that it has to be on that page (though I really wish someone made one so it could go there).

Trilby wrote:

IMHO (my own, personal, only) polkit could not suck more.

I have a similar opinion.

Trilby wrote:

I'm not judging other people's tastes. I could see drcouzelis chiming in here to chastize me. He tends to like all the bells-and-whistles software. But he also has no hesitation installing all their dependencies and whatever is needed for them to run smoothly. He, rightly, points out that the installed packages aren't really taking up a noteworthy part of most modern drives. But my concern here is that you can either want all the flashy bells and whistles and be happy installing what it takes to have them, or you can go more minimalist and have more control but more responsibility over the trivialities of your system. What you can't do is have your cake and eat it to.

At the end of the day, all I need is something that can be customized easily, starts fast, and automatically gives me my screen back. i3-gaps is just that. And there's more I use, discussed in my wiki page. Really shows that I don't like bells and whistles either.
For now, lxpolkit will do until something more minimalist and configurable comes. Enlightenment's polkit agent isn't bad either, and I might use that because E is a really small DE with little bells and whistles and a clean look IMO.
Thanks. And again, sorry Alad.

Last edited by dillebidum (2016-10-19 16:38:43)

dillebidum · 2016-11-07 13:19:52

The thing is, lxsession has more than just a polkit agent, and it has this stupid dialog when I incorrectly type my password.
On the other hand, the EFL based polkit agent takes too long to start if you're not in E.
So... I might just make one myself.

czadowanie · 2024-01-09 21:36:28

I just made one, enjoy
https://github.com/czadowanie/holopk

(It's been some time since this thread was active and this is blatant autopromotion, but I had the same issue for years and this is how I fixed it. Hopefully someone else finds it useful too)

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#1 2016-10-17 15:51:46

[SOLVED] Need a standalone (not DE dependent) GUI Polkit agent.

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