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Fix .deb policykit dependency for Debian trixie / Kali #3364

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Fix .deb policykit dependency for Debian trixie / Kali
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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions apps/studio/forge.config.ts
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Expand Up @@ -101,10 +101,14 @@ const config: ForgeConfig = {
desktopTemplate: path.join( __dirname, 'installers', 'desktop.ejs' ),
// libcap2-bin: ships `setcap`, used by postinst to grant the bundled
// node CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE so the proxy can bind ports 80/443.
// policykit-1: pkexec backend used by @vscode/sudo-prompt for hosts-file writes.
// pkexec | policykit-1: provides `pkexec`, used by @vscode/sudo-prompt for
// hosts-file writes. `policykit-1` is the legacy package name (Ubuntu 24.04
// and older Debian); on Debian trixie / Kali rolling polkit was split and
// `pkexec` ships as its own binary package. The alternative makes the
// dependency resolvable on both.
// ca-certificates: ships `update-ca-certificates` and the system trust bundle.
// libnss3-tools: ships `certutil`, used to import the CA into per-user NSS DBs.
depends: [ 'libcap2-bin', 'policykit-1', 'ca-certificates', 'libnss3-tools' ],
depends: [ 'libcap2-bin', 'pkexec | policykit-1', 'ca-certificates', 'libnss3-tools' ],
scripts: {
postinst: path.join( __dirname, 'installers', 'linux', 'postinst.sh' ),
postrm: path.join( __dirname, 'installers', 'linux', 'postrm.sh' ),
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