How To Install xfce-polkit on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-polkit in Fedora 36. xfce-polkit is Simple PolicyKit authentication agent for Xfce

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-polkit on Fedora 36.

What is `xfce-polkit`

Simple PolicyKit authentication agent for Xfce.

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

Install xfce-polkit 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 xfce-polkit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce-polkit

Install xfce-polkit 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 xfce-polkit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce-polkit

How To Uninstall xfce-polkit on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xfce-polkit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce-polkit

xfce-polkit Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/xdg/autostart/xfce-polkit.desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/50ed80fbf3f333e3794b41070b99c55f679fd2
/usr/libexec/xfce-polkit
/usr/share/doc/xfce-polkit
/usr/share/doc/xfce-polkit/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xfce-polkit/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xfce-polkit
/usr/share/licenses/xfce-polkit/LICENSE

References

xfce-polkit website

Summary

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