I am getting this error installing IDLE on 12.10:
Software can't be installed or removed because the authentication service is not available.
(org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.Error.Failed: ('system-bus-name', {'name': ':1.95'}):
org.debian.apt.install-or-remove-packages
I can't install anything, even games. They all come up with the same error message.
Is there something I am missing? Please suggest.
Best Answer
A temporary workaround to this is: