Software update or Add/Remove Software does not work in LXDE

debiantu · #1 4th July 2011, 11:49 AM

Hi all,

I've installed F15 Gnome 3 and after a while in using this interface, I decided I rather go back to the LXDE desktop. so I've removed GNOME and installed LXDE.

I'm not sure if it worked in GNOME 3 - but now in the LXDE I'm unable to install software using Add/Remove Software applet or check for software updates.

When I attempt to do so - I get an error message telling me that "Authorization failed" - it doesn't even prompt me for the root password and I've resorted to having to do the install of new software and updates through the command line using "yum install ..... " and "yum upgrade".

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

thanks
debiantu

debiantu · #2 6th July 2011, 12:48 PM

Sorry.. am bumping my thread as I would like to resolve this minor issue. Plus for my own education on why this is happening.

thanks

***bob*** · #3 6th July 2011, 01:04 PM

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=263619

As AdamW mentions, "yumex" takes the place of Packagekit.

Edit: Just a quick tip. The standard Search engine is a bit weak, so when you're looking for short words (ex: 3 letter words) or for more details (LXDE Add Remove Software), try the Fedora/Google Search just below it. The only negative there is that it doesn't search by recent dates, just the words, so some threads will be quite dated.