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pkcon: PackageKit console client
NAME
pkcon - PackageKit console client
SYNOPSIS
- pkcon [OPTION...] [COMMAND]
DESCRIPTION
pkcon is the command line client for PackageKit.
COMMANDS
pkcon knows about the following commands. Depending on the backend in use, not all of them may be available.
backend-details
- Print information about the PackageKit backend in use.
get-roles
- List the roles that a transaction can have.
get-groups
- List the available package groups.
get-filters
- List the available filters.
get-transactions
- List known transactions.
get-time ROLE
- Print the time that has passed since the last transaction with the given role.
search [name|details|group|file] DATA
- Search for a package matching the given data. The search is performed in the package information that is indicated by the first argument: name, details, group or files.
install PACKAGES
- Install the given packages from repositories.
install-local FILES
- Install the given packages from the local filesystem.
download DIRECTORY PACKAGES
- Download the given packages from repositories, and store them in the given directory.
install-sig TYPE KEY_ID PACKAGE
- Install a package signature. Only GPG signatures are supported at this time.
remove PACKAGE
- Remove the given package.
update [PACKAGES]
- Update the system by installing available updates. If a list of packages is specified, only install updates for these packages.
refresh [force]
- Refresh the cached information about available updates.
resolve PACKAGE
- Resolve the given package name and print information about installed or available packages and updates.
upgrade-system DISTRIBUTION [minimal|default|complete]
- Upgrade the system to the given distribution.
get-updates
- List available updates.
get-distro-upgrades
- List available distribution upgrades.
depends-on PACKAGE
- List dependencies fo the given package.
required-by PACKAGE
- List packages that require the given package.
get-details PACKAGE
- Print details about the available or installed package with the given name.
get-details-local FILE
- Print details about the local package.
get-files PACKAGE
- List the files contained in the given package.
get-files-local FILE
- List the files contained in the local package.
get-update-detail PACKAGE
- Print the package changelog for the given package.
get-packages
- List all available and installed packages.
repo-list
- List all configured package repositories.
repo-enable REPOSITORY
- Enable the given repository.
repo-disable REPOSITORY
- Disable the given repository.
repo-set-data REPOSITORY PARAMETER DATA
- Set the given parameter to the given value for the repository.
repo-remove REPOSITORY PARAMETER
- Removes the repository and optionally any packages installed from it.
what-provides STRING
- List packages that provide the given string.
accept-eula EULA_ID
- Accept the EULA with the given id.
get-categories
- List available categories.
repair
- Attempt to repair the system package database.
offline-get-prepared
- Print information about the prepared offline update. If no offline update is prepared, exit with an exit code of 1.
offline-trigger
- Trigger an offline update.
offline-status
- Print information about the result of the last offline update.
OPTIONS
The following options can be used to influence the behavior of pkcon.
--version
- Print the program version and exit.
-h, --help
- Show help options.
--help-all
- Show all help options.
--filter FILTER
- Set the filter to use.
-y, --noninteractive
- Install packages without asking for confirmation.
--only-download
- Prepare the transaction by downloading packages only.
-n, --background
- Run the command using idle network bandwidth and also using less power.
-p, --plain
- Print to screen a machine-readable output, rather than using animated widgets.
-v, --verbose
- Show debugging information.
-c, --cache-age AGE
- Set the maximum acceptable age for cached metadata, in seconds. Use -1 for 'never'.
--allow-untrusted
- Allow untrusted packages to be installed.
--allow-downgrade
- Allow packages to be downgraded during transaction.
--allow-reinstall
- Allow packages to be reinstalled during transaction.
RETURN VALUES
0
- Success
1
- Failed with miscellaneous internal error.
3
- Failed with syntax error, or failed to parse command.
4
- Failed as a file or directory was not found.
5
- Nothing useful was done.
6
- The initial setup failed, e.g. setting the network proxy.
7
- The transaction failed, see the detailed error for more information.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Richard Hughes <richard [at] hughsie.com>.
AUTHOR
Richard Hughes
- Author.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007 - 2013 Richard Hughes