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    [Solved] Proper authorization was not provided

    (So I "solved" this problem by installing Ubuntu, and then adding the plasma desktop environment to it
    But...)

    Whenever I want to install a new application (in this case gstream for the mp3 codec) it gives me an error:
    "This operation cannot continue since proper authorization was not provided"
    No box asking me to enter admin password ever appears how do I provide authorization.

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    Solved!
    With a bit of detective work I found this quote from "TheGhost":

    I found the solution for this bug. KDE needs the package "polkit-kde-1" to popup the authorization dialog for system updates or network shares. It seems that the package does not install when installing the "kubuntu-desktop" meta package. Looks like a dependency problem in the packages.

    Nevertheless, if you want to get rid of this bug, just install "polkit-kde-1" and all problems are gone.
    I installed polkit-kde-1 by typing in the terminal:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install polkit-kde-1
    then relogging.

    #2
    Re: Proper authorization was not provided

    Of the 4 or 5 commonly-used methods for installing software, which were you trying to use?

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      #3
      Re: Proper authorization was not provided

      Thank you for your reply!
      I'm using Muon Software Center.
      But I solved it, following a bit of detective work with google.
      I'll just edit the thread with solution instead of responding here, better for future readers.

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        #4
        Re: [Solved] Proper authorization was not provided

        Good job finding the bug report!

        Now you see why I only use apt-get! :P

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