RtKit on my ubuntu?

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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?

`apt-cache search RealtimeKit` could have helped you track what it is about... — Patrick Mevzek, Jan 29 '18 at 22:55

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '10 at 13:48

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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.

answered Jun 03 '10 at 13:48

Maxwell

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ehhh... #WipeSweatFromHead I read "Root Kit" – DotNetRussell Jan 16 '17 at 15:46
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Aw, yes. What an unfortunate name, also rtkit-daemon... – isync Jan 09 '18 at 18:44

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 08 '15 at 10:30

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

RtKit on my ubuntu?

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