On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 10:24:59PM -0400, fsmithred wrote:

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>
> I just tested it in an install from desktop-live-rc with root account
> enabled.
>
> Before adding policykit-1-gnome:
> - selecting synaptic from the menu did nothing.
> - starting synaptic-pkexed in terminal asked for the root password and
> then rejected it when it was entered.
>
> After adding policykit-1-gnome:
> - graphical password entry box comes up when started from menu or
> terminal. And it accepts the password.
>


Great. I have rebuilt tasksel to include the dep to
task-xfce-desktop. Now we just need to merge the PR that fixes the
case of disabled root account and rebuild policykit.

HND

KatolaZ

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