why this:authentication is required to set the network proxy

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#1

why this???
authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading packages
sometimes popup this advise, why?? what is??

#2

On 2011-11-19 22:06, pier andreit wrote:
>
> why 'this ’ (http://www.4shared.com/photo/jK59DMfz/whythis.html)???
> authentication is required to set the network proxy used for
> downloading packages
> sometimes popup this advise, why?? what is??

It is considered a system setting, and thus root password is required.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

#3

But this is not good. It pops up from time to time asking for permission to set a network proxy for no obvious reason.
Neither do I know what a network proxy in this case means, nor does it tell me why or what it would like to install.
It’s confusing and annoying. I first thought it was some kind of phishing dialog.

#4

I think it’s a bug in 12.1. I have no network proxy set and yet this dialog comes up now and then, and then disappears by itself without any ill-effect. You might like to report it.

#5

Disable the starting of “apper” (which I prefer to call “crappy”). In KDE personal settings, you can disable in the session manager.

Then use Yast online update for keeping your system up to date.

#6

What exactly is apper and where is the normal update icon? I never see an update icon in the system tray in opensuse 12.1. And I also got those annoying proxy popups from time to time.

#7

“apper” is the replacement for kpackagekit. In my opinion, it is more broken than kpackagekit ever was.

I don’t think I have seen an update icon with 12.1. Before disabling the startup of “apper”, I just got these mysterious popups coming out of nowhere and asking for the root password.

#8

Thanks. I didn’t know its name was “apper monitor”. I’ve disabled it. Seems OK now.

#9

I cannot find it:-), >system settings>???

#10

You are not the only one that thinks the same thing :slight_smile:

#11

YaST > Software > Software Management

Search for and remove packages apper and any whose name includes “packagekit”, install yast2-online-update-configuration.

When you exit and restart YaST you will be able to configure on-line updates there should be

YaST > Software > Online Update Configuration

#12

I think it’s a bug in 12.1.

Would not bet on it. I had the same problem in 11.4 (running KDE 4.7). As for uninstalling apper, I don’t think that is necessary. I have just disabled it from start-up.

#13

Personal Settings -> System Administration -> Startup and Shutdown -> Service Manager -> “Apper Monitor”

#14

Or it’s probably enough to do:

KMenu -> System -> Configuration -> Apper (Software Mgmt) -> Settings (Configuration in EN?, under the rightmost button with “wrench” icon).
There you can tell apper to never look for updates.

#15

Thanks, made both:-))

#16

Stock 11.4 has KDE 4.6, not 4.7. So you have a modded system. I never had this problem with my standard 11.4 systems. Perhaps this is a strong indication that the problem is actually apper from KDE 4.7.

#17

Perhaps this is a strong indication that the problem is actually apper from KDE 4.7.

That’s exactly what I meant. So maybe it is an upstream bug.

#18

This bug was in openSUSE 11.2. Look here: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538353 , comment #7. This workaround solves this problem for me.

#19

I made both changes too.

I miss the update system used in 11.3. It worked fine. :frowning:

#20

I didn’t use 11.2, but I never noticed it in either 11.1 or 11.3.