Pamac, polkit problem - Authentication Failure

There is discussion about that problem on Manjaro forum.

Seems like users affected use Pamac for system update.

It is always recommended to update your system from command line… either by pacman or yay.

sudo pacman -Syu
yay -N #to update only packages from official repos
yay #to also update AUR packages

what should I do to update the kernel from 6.1.159.1 to Linux 6.12.63-1-MANJARO as Muzqs said till seems to have the issue regarding add/remove

@Batmanx

If you want to install a new kernel and edit bootmenu.

sudo manjaro-settings-manager

Edit these lines in /etc/default/grub as root.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu

This gives a delay of 5 sec and shows you the menu.

After these change you need to update grub like

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

or

grub-update

Reboot system into desired kernel.

ps: and as @napcok said try to avoid Pamac gui and use terminal command instead to update your system.

FYI

It is not a Pamac issue perse (i think).
All root GUI are affected. Like pkexec did not work too.
root login for password got shakie on the screen and disappears.

Personally I think wait for fix and install another kernel :wink:

ps: I never use pamac, always cli updates. and still got this issue.

This where I change timeout seconds is this correct?

  • GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu - Shows the menu automatically ( this should be changed =10)

  • GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown - Shows a countdown timer ( this should be changed =0)

  • GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden - Hides the menu (press Esc to show it) (This should be changed =-1 )

after Save the file (Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X in nano)

  1. Update GRUB with your changes:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

but to change to should the kernel I should do: sudo nano /etc/default/grub

GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu

@Batmanx

There is a difference between the bootmenu and installing kernel.

The bootmenu part is just to make it easier for you to select a kernel at boot.
The menu is disabled by default. That’s why I added it.

Installing a kernel you do with manjaro-settings-manager.

Tip: Invest some time to read about how to manage kernels on manjaro

How to edit grub menu

How to update/install software from the terminal with pacman and yay

In short.

step 1:

  • install kernel with manjaro-settings-manager from the terminal

step 2: (optional)

  • edit grub menu
  • update-grub

RUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=‘Mabox’
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=‘quiet udev.log_priority=3’
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=“”

as you can see I did change as you said but still when I try to change to a different kernel the another image appears on the left side and it shatters all around then it disappears any help

please

I apoligize it worked from the sudo manjaro-settings-manager able to apply a new kernel

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updating the kernel to Linux 6.12.63-1 makes everthing work the add and remove and also the manjaro application utility thank for the help

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Can confirm, worked for me also. I was plagued with this issue too.

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