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pkcon(1)

PKCON(1) User Commands PKCON(1)


.SH "NAME" pkcon - PackageKit console client


.SH "SYNOPSIS"


.HP 144u


pkcon
[OPTION...]
[COMMAND]


.SH "DESCRIPTION"


.PP This manual page documents briefly the pkcon command.


.PP pkcon is the command line client for PackageKit.


.SH "COMMANDS"


.PP pkcon knows about the following commands. Depending on the backend in use, not all of them may be available.


.PP backend-details


Print information about the PackageKit backend in use.


.RE
.PP get-roles


List the roles that a transaction can have.


.RE
.PP get-groups


List the available package groups.


.RE
.PP get-filters


List the available filters.


.RE
.PP get-transactions


List known transactions.


.RE
.PP get-time ROLE


Print the time that has passed since the last transaction with the given role.


.RE
.PP 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.


.RE
.PP install PACKAGES


Install the given packages from repositories.


.RE
.PP install-local FILES


Install the given packages from the local filesystem.


.RE
.PP download DIRECTORY PACKAGES


Download the given packages from repositories, and store them in the given directory.


.RE
.PP install-sig TYPE KEY_ID PACKAGE


Install a package signature. Only GPG signatures are supported at this time.


.RE
.PP remove PACKAGE


Remove the given package.


.RE
.PP update [PACKAGES]


Update the system by installing available updates. If a list of packages is specified, only install updates for these packages.


.RE
.PP refresh [force]


Refresh the cached information about available updates.


.RE
.PP resolve PACKAGE


Resolve the given package name and print information about installed or available packages and updates.


.RE
.PP upgrade-system DISTRIBUTION [minimal|default|complete]


Upgrade the system to the given distribution.


.RE
.PP get-updates


List available updates.


.RE
.PP get-distro-upgrades


List available distribution upgrades.


.RE
.PP depends-on PACKAGE


List dependencies fo the given package.


.RE
.PP required-by PACKAGE


List packages that require the given package.


.RE
.PP get-details PACKAGE


Print details about the available or installed package with the given name.


.RE
.PP get-details-local FILE


Print details about the local package.


.RE
.PP get-files PACKAGE


List the files contained in the given package.


.RE
.PP get-files-local FILE


List the files contained in the local package.


.RE
.PP get-update-detail PACKAGE


Print the package changelog for the given package.


.RE
.PP get-packages


List all available and installed packages.


.RE
.PP repo-list


List all configured package repositories.


.RE
.PP repo-enable REPOSITORY


Enable the given repository.


.RE
.PP repo-disable REPOSITORY


Disable the given repository.


.RE
.PP repo-set-data REPOSITORY PARAMETER DATA


Set the given parameter to the given value for the repository.


.RE
.PP repo-remove REPOSITORY PARAMETER


Removes the repository and optionally any packages installed from it.


.RE
.PP what-provides STRING


List packages that provide the given string.


.RE
.PP accept-eula EULA_ID


Accept the EULA with the given id.


.RE
.PP get-categories


List available categories.


.RE
.PP repair


Attempt to repair the system package database.


.RE
.PP offline-get-prepared


Print information about the prepared offline update. If no offline update is prepared, exit with an exit code of 1.


.RE
.PP offline-trigger


Trigger an offline update.


.RE
.PP offline-status


Print information about the result of the last offline update.


.RE


.SH "OPTIONS"


.PP The following options can be used to influence the behavior of pkcon.


.PP --version


Print the program version and exit.


.RE
.PP -h, --help


Show help options.


.RE
.PP --help-all


Show all help options.


.RE
.PP --filter FILTER


Set the filter to use.


.RE
.PP -y, --noninteractive


Install packages without asking for confirmation.


.RE
.PP --only-download


Prepare the transaction by downloading packages only.


.RE
.PP -n, --background


Run the command using idle network bandwidth and also using less power.


.RE
.PP -p, --plain


Print to screen a machine-readable output, rather than using animated widgets.


.RE
.PP -v, --verbose


Show debugging information.


.RE
.PP -c, --cache-age AGE


Set the maximum acceptable age for cached metadata, in seconds. Use -1 for 'never'.


.RE
.PP --allow-untrusted


Allow untrusted packages to be installed.


.RE
.PP --allow-downgrade


Allow packages to be downgraded during transaction.


.RE
.PP --allow-reinstall


Allow packages to be reinstalled during transaction.


.RE


.SH "RETURN VALUES"


.PP 0


Success


.RE
.PP 1


Failed with miscellaneous internal error.


.RE
.PP 3


Failed with syntax error, or failed to parse command.


.RE
.PP 4


Failed as a file or directory was not found.


.RE
.PP 5


Nothing useful was done.


.RE
.PP 6


The initial setup failed, e.g. setting the network proxy.


.RE
.PP 7


The transaction failed, see the detailed error for more information.


.RE


.SH "SEE ALSO"


.PP pkmon (1).


.PP The programs are documented fully on https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit.


.SH "AUTHOR"


.PP This manual page was written by Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>.

Richard Hughes

Author.

Copyright © 2007 - 2013 Richard Hughes

July 29, 2013 PackageKit

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