On 07/13/2011 05:00 PM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to use gnome PackageKit (gpk-application) on a centos 6 > x86_64 system. > When I am sitting at the machine it works ok, but most of the time I am > accessing that C6 system via ssh from my centos 5 desktop. In this > scenario gpk-application starts ok, lists packages, resolves deps, > etc... but then it doesn't pop up the box asking for the root password, > and aborts with a message "Failed to obtain authentication". > I know I can use yum, but occasionally I like using a GUI to browse > through available packages. > > Is there any way to use PackageKit remotely via ssh? > pkcon is what you need $ man pkcon -- Athmane Madjoudj