Dimitri Asked: 2010-06-04 05:35:27 +0800 CST2010-06-04 05:35:27 +0800 CST 2010-06-04 05:35:27 +0800 CST RtKit on my ubuntu? 772 Hi I just updated my ubuntu karmic Koala to Lucid Lynx and found sth strange on my file /etc/passwd. rtkit:x:120:130:RealtimeKit,,,:/proc:/bin/false Can someone tell me what it is? ubuntu rootkit passwd 2 Answers Voted Best Answer Maxwell 2010-06-04T05:48:11+08:002010-06-04T05:48:11+08:00 As the package description says, "Realtime Kit enables realtime scheduling for the PulseAudio daemon". This is an entry for the user running the RealtimeKit daemon. Pierz 2015-05-09T02:30:34+08:002015-05-09T02:30:34+08:00 It's not actually a required package (only a recommended one): $ aptitude why rtkit i pulseaudio Recommends rtkit So you can remove it (though you may find you need if your pulseaudio app doesn't sound so good afterwards - but you can just reinstall it): sudo apt-get remove rtkit
As the package description says, "Realtime Kit enables realtime scheduling for the PulseAudio daemon". This is an entry for the user running the RealtimeKit daemon.
It's not actually a required package (only a recommended one):
So you can remove it (though you may find you need if your pulseaudio app doesn't sound so good afterwards - but you can just reinstall it):