apper you have failed to provide correct authentication

[icmike5]

Running debian-live-8.7.1-amd64-kde-desktop.
Coming over from Kubuntu and having problems getting started. Probably some basic differences I'm not aware of. I did search.

[debiman]

the error is straightforward, simple and unambiguous.
what are you trying to do, how did it fail, did you actually provide authentication?
please answer all three questions in as much detail as possible, and feel free to add more information that could prove relevant.

[GarryRicketson]

apper you have failed to provide correct authentication
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=658934

Contrary to other package managers like Synaptic, apper launches a
process owned by the user without asking for root authentication. This
has advantages, but requires to prompt for credentials when trying to
manipulate packages (for example, when installing or removing a package).

Apparently, apper does not do that. Unless apper is run as root,
manipulation attempts fail with---snip---

There are several bug reports on this,...I am surprised the OP did not see
them when they:

Post by icmike5 » I did search.