[Bug 1740618] Re: Remove gksu from Ubuntu

[Jeremy Bicha]

** Description changed:

  Debian has removed gksu. I recommend that we remove gksu and libgksu for
  Ubuntu 18.04 LTS also.
  
  It has recommended that developers use PolicyKit to only use elevated
  privileges for the specific actions where it is needed.
  
  It is recommended that users use the gvfs admin backend available in
  Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS. You can do this with the admin:// prefix.
  For instance, instead of running gksu gedit or gksu nautilus to edit say
  /etc/default/grub, navigate to admin:///etc/default/ and open the grub
  file.
  
  Ubuntu 17.10's default session (a themed GNOME on Wayland) does not
  support gksu. Ubuntu 18.04 switched back to using X instead of Wayland
  as default but it is expected that Wayland will once again be the
  default in 18.10.
  
  $ reverse-depends src:gksu
  Reverse-Recommends
  ==================
- * cinnamon                      (for gksu)
- * lxde-core                     (for gksu)
  * macchanger-gtk                (for gksu)
  * wicd-gtk                      (for gksu)
  * zenmap                        (for gksu)
  
  Reverse-Depends
  ===============
  * edubuntu-netboot              (for gksu)
  * peony-gksu                    (for gksu)
  * umit                          (for gksu)
  
  List of packages to remove and commentary
  -----------------------------------------
  * macchanger-gtk: Removed from Debian Testing in January 2017 for a security bug
+ * libui-dialog-perl: no other rdepends but macchanger-gtk. This is the security bug that got macchanger-gtk removed from Testing. Debian bug 496448
  * edubuntu-netboot: never in Debian. Edubuntu is "on hold" since 2016.
  * umit: never in Debian, appears unmaintained upstream since at least 2014 (maybe 2012?)
  * gksu
  * libgksu
  
  Blocker bug
  -----------
  peony-gksu (source peony-extensions) was accepted into Ubuntu in April 2018. See LP: #1764201
  
  References
  ----------
  https://jeremy.bicha.net/2018/03/21/gksu-is-dead/
  https://bugs.debian.org/892768

** Also affects: libui-dialog-perl (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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  Remove gksu from Ubuntu

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