Can't install anything with Garuda apps without running them as sudo

soulchainer · March 6, 2022, 3:37pm

Hello.

If I start garuda gamer with the command, garuda-gamer (or any other related Garuda app which can install some package) or from the Cinnamon menu entry, it opens Alacritty, asking for the password. Then it inmediatly closes, doing nothing.

I have searched the Garuda forums, trying to look online if there where some Alacritty related issue (I would like to replace Alacritty also for Garuda related apps, to be honest, but it seems it's not possible, as it's a dependency...). Also ran the command from gnome-terminal, but given that these apps just run Alacritty later, that's really useless for triage.

So I'm forced to run from terminal sudo garuda-gamer or whatever other Garuda related app to be able to install anything via these wizards or it just won't work.

This is my first post here, I'm sorry if I'm asking this in the wrong place or doing something wrong .
Thanks for your time :).

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garuda-inxi

System:
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    dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
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    serial: <superuser required>
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Battery:
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CPU:
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Graphics:
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Audio:
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Network:
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Bluetooth:
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Drives:
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  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
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Juan Riquelme, [6/3/22 16:23]
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Swap:
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Sensors:
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  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 294 Uptime: 22h 13m wakeups: 7 Memory: 15.55 GiB
  used: 2.86 GiB (18.4%) Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl Compilers:
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Garuda (2.5.5-1):
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  Relevant software:       NetworkManager
  Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
  Snapshots:               Snapper
  Failed units:

SGS · March 6, 2022, 3:54pm

First, in terminal use

garuda-update

it is explained a lot in forum

Welcome

Edit:
"Can't install anything with Garuda apps without running them as sudo"
To install an app, sudo is always necessary, likewise in a "garuda" app.

BluishHumility · March 6, 2022, 7:39pm

This does seem a little odd. On Garuda Sway, when I run garuda-gamer (without elevation) it opens the GUI package manager just fine. If I attempt to install something, it prompts for elevation--but it is using polkit-gnome with a GUI popup (not alacritty, which sounds like it isn't working).

If Sway is using polkit-gnome, it seems kind of strange that Cinnamon is not.

Try to install it and see how it goes: sudo pacman -S polkit-gnome

soulchainer · March 6, 2022, 9:32pm

@SGS Thanks, SGS .

I though that was one of the first steps when you just reboot the system after installing it.
Because Garuda asked me about updating the system then and an update was made back then.

Anyways, I did what you suggested and it doesn't solve the problem.
Of course, I know you need proper permissions to install anything (I'm a Linux user for a very long time now ). @BluishHumility did understand what I was meaning. Sorry, it was probably my fault because I didn't explain myself properly.

I have Garuda installed in other two machines (one of then also using Cinnamon) and when I use garuda-gamer (as example), either via the Cinnamon menu entry or via terminal, when something is required to be installed, it opens a GUI for sudo, where you can enter your password and it just works.

In this specific machine, it just launches Alacritty instead, with this content:

=== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.garuda.garuda-gamer.pkexec.policy.run-root-terminal ===
Authentication is required to install/remove the selected software
Authenticating as: My Complete Name (my_username)
Password: _

Then I enter the password and hit enter and the Alacritty window vanishes, but nothing is installed.
The proper sudo GUI should run instead.

I tried installing polkit-gnome, as @BluishHumility suggested. It was already installed, but even reinstalling it, nothing changes. And checking my two machines, seems like the same polkit related packages (as far as I know) are installed in both (which I presume get installed by the Garuda base installation).

I can also install these apps just using paru or pacman, but this specific machine is for my father and probably my sister would also check some stuff and well, so it would be great to have these Garuda related apps working as intended and opening the GUI asking for sudo password when necessary, Instead of the Alacritty terminal which also ask for an authentication, but it simply doesn't work. Just like @BluishHumility explained better than me.

BluishHumility · March 6, 2022, 10:36pm

That’s odd! I don’t know enough about how the polkit system works to have a theory off the top of my head. Can you try making a new user, log in as them and see if it is still broken?

soulchainer · March 7, 2022, 7:55pm

O_O.

I created a new user, as you said, @BluishHumility and then I rebooted the system and logged in as them it worked.
Then I logged again in the old user... and it also worked this time O_O.

I suspect that maybe... Maybe I only needed to reboot the machine?
But if so, I'm so sorry for taking your time T_T. I don't have ingrained that «reboot for so many things» so usual in other systems, so I usually only suspend the machine. Anyways, I remember this just working fine without such need in my other installations, so I'm not sure.

But it works now. Many thanks again, @BluishHumility and @SGS, and thanks for your patience .

system · March 9, 2022, 7:56pm

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