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docs(GUI): no polkit authentication agent found Linux error (#757)

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Document the need to have a polkit authentication running in GNU/Linux
to be able to go through the authentication system.

Fixes: https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/issues/756
Signed-off-by: Juan Cruz Viotti <jviotti@openmailbox.org>
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@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ command as `root`, replacing `xxx` by your actual device path:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/xxx bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
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"No polkit authentication agent found" error in GNU/Linux
----------------------------------------------------------
Etcher requires an available [polkit authentication
agent](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Polkit#Authentication_agents) in
your system in order to show a secure password prompt dialog to perform
elevation. Make sure you have one installed for the desktop environment of your
choice.
[resin.io]: https://resin.io
[appimage]: http://appimage.org
[xwayland]: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/xserver.html