Debian 12 (Bookworm) native package

pkexec

run commands as another user with polkit authorization

Packages / Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / pkexec

[Source: policykit-1]

Package: pkexec

Maintainers:

Utopia Maintenance Team

External Resources:

Homepage: [www.freedesktop.org]

Similar packages:

[gir1.2-polkit-1.0]
GObject introspection data for polkit
[libpolkit-agent-1-0]
polkit Authentication Agent API
[libpolkit-agent-1-dev]
polkit Authentication Agent API - development files
[libpolkit-gobject-1-0]
polkit Authorization API
[libpolkit-gobject-1-dev]
polkit Authorization API - development files
[policykit-1-doc]
documentation for polkit
[polkitd]
framework for managing administrative policies and privileges
[polkitd-javascript]
transitional package for JavaScript backend for polkitd
[polkitd-pkla]
Legacy "local authority" (.pkla) backend for polkitd

run commands as another user with polkit authorization

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Package file paths (6)

Paths come from the repository package-file index for the observed builds. They describe archive/package associations, not every file that will exist on a running system after maintainer scripts, alternatives, generated state, diversions, or installation choices.

/usr/bin/pkexec
/usr/share/bug/pkexec/control
/usr/share/doc/pkexec/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/pkexec/copyright
/usr/share/doc/pkexec/NEWS.Debian.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pkexec.1.gz

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Versions, suites, and repositories

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Checksums and observation dates

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Catalog record completeness

The completeness score measures metadata coverage, not software quality, security, compatibility, or suitability.

Summary and description: 25/25
Artifact path and source digest: 25/25
Dependency metadata: 15/15
Package-file index: 15/15
Homepage: 5/5
License text: 0/5
Source package or maintainer: 10/10

Recorded total: 95/100

Field source: Debian 12 (Bookworm) main amd64 revision bookworm-main-amd64:9e0b5aabb2465b3d2e7a7fe27f9913846277833f7a2826e7767acccff5b588c5, Debian 12 (Bookworm) main arm64 revision bookworm-main-arm64:2ddb1737692e8c45c53e8d57c0ce4cd21c78c5703b830c3226b1423566a06c00. The cross-OS mapping is catalog-derived from the source-reported homepage; it does not establish authorship or publisher identity

Sources and provenance

Field-source links above resolve here. Each source entry names the metadata publisher, trust tier, exact snapshot revision, signature result, and observation time; catalog-derived mappings are labeled separately.

Debian 12 (Bookworm) main amd64Sep 1, 2026
Authoritative source; repository metadata signature verified, revision bookworm-main-amd64:9e0b5aabb2465b3d2e7a7fe27f9913846277833f7a2826e7767acccff5b588c5
Signature verification covers the configured repository metadata chain. It does not certify that the package is safe or suitable.
Repository-signature verification record
Signed object
https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/InRelease
Signed-object SHA-256
77737fa4b34f2693e982cc9ee35736816c35a7778fc2d326cc1bbf5b301fe1aa
Signer fingerprint
4CB50190207B4758A3F73A796ED0E7B82643E131
Keyring revision
debian-archive-keyring.gpg
SHA-256 506b815cbb32d9b6066b4a2aa524071e071761e7e7f68c3ac74f3061ba852017
Tool and policy
gpgv (GnuPG) 2.4.9
openfactory-software-catalog-signature-v1
Verification time
Sep 1, 2026
Signed Release → package-index hash linkage
Path: main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Expected SHA-256: 9e0b5aabb2465b3d2e7a7fe27f9913846277833f7a2826e7767acccff5b588c5
Observed SHA-256: 9e0b5aabb2465b3d2e7a7fe27f9913846277833f7a2826e7767acccff5b588c5
Result: match verified
Debian 12 (Bookworm) main arm64Sep 1, 2026
Authoritative source; repository metadata signature verified, revision bookworm-main-arm64:2ddb1737692e8c45c53e8d57c0ce4cd21c78c5703b830c3226b1423566a06c00
Signature verification covers the configured repository metadata chain. It does not certify that the package is safe or suitable.
Repository-signature verification record
Signed object
https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/InRelease
Signed-object SHA-256
77737fa4b34f2693e982cc9ee35736816c35a7778fc2d326cc1bbf5b301fe1aa
Signer fingerprint
4CB50190207B4758A3F73A796ED0E7B82643E131
Keyring revision
debian-archive-keyring.gpg
SHA-256 506b815cbb32d9b6066b4a2aa524071e071761e7e7f68c3ac74f3061ba852017
Tool and policy
gpgv (GnuPG) 2.4.9
openfactory-software-catalog-signature-v1
Verification time
Sep 1, 2026
Signed Release → package-index hash linkage
Path: main/binary-arm64/Packages.xz
Expected SHA-256: 2ddb1737692e8c45c53e8d57c0ce4cd21c78c5703b830c3226b1423566a06c00
Observed SHA-256: 2ddb1737692e8c45c53e8d57c0ce4cd21c78c5703b830c3226b1423566a06c00
Result: match verified