Policykit aka Polkit update schedule question

[TWPonKubuntu]

I'm waiting for a new version of polkit to come down the pipe. Currently I have Ver. 0.105. with Kubuntu 18.04.3 A newer version is claimed to contain a "fix" for the lockout on "run as root" for GUIs like Dolphin and Kate. Can anyone give an estimate on when the next polkit upgrade will occur for Kubuntu?

[claydoh]

Not in 18.04, as *buntu usually do not upgrade to newer versions of software in most cases, especially such a core system item. 18.04 has 0.105-20, and 19.04 has 0.105-22, which I think is where it will be when it is released. Whenever Debian gets to a more recent version is when Ubuntu will get it, as far as I can tell.

*buntu has been using 0.105 variants since at least 14.04. It seems that Debian and/or Ubuntu may be patching this old version to keep it up to date for whatever reason, but i am not sure. The fix you seek may come to Ubuntu, but I can't say if/when.

[TWPonKubuntu]

claydoh, thanks for the reply. Looks like I'm stuck with making the fix myself then. There are instructions on how to replace the library which contains the "fix" for this. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/...n-as-root.html