How To Install lxpolkit on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxpolkit in Fedora 36. lxpolkit is Simple PolicyKit authentication agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxpolkit on Fedora 36.

What is `lxpolkit`

LXPolKit is a simple PolicyKit authentication agent developed for LXDE, the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment.

We can use yum or dnf to install lxpolkit on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lxpolkit.

Install lxpolkit on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lxpolkit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lxpolkit

Install lxpolkit on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lxpolkit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lxpolkit

How To Uninstall lxpolkit on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the lxpolkit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lxpolkit

lxpolkit Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/xdg/autostart/lxpolkit.desktop
/usr/bin/lxpolkit
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/fa8c0b955092364e205a5721162c8166bcaf1f
/usr/share/lxsession/ui/lxpolkit.ui

References

lxpolkit website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxpolkit on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).