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PKCON(1)			 User Commands			      PKCON(1)

NAME
       pkcon - PackageKit console client

SYNOPSIS
       pkcon [OPTION...] [COMMAND]

DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents briefly the pkcon command.

       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.

       get-depends PACKAGE
	   List dependencies fo the given package.

       get-requires PACKAGE
	   List packages that require the given package.

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

       get-files PACKAGE
	   List the files contained in the given 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.

       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'.

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.

SEE ALSO
       pkmon (1).

       The programs are documented fully on http://www.packagekit.org.

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

AUTHOR
       Richard Hughes
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2007 - 2013 Richard Hughes

PackageKit			 July 29, 2013			      PKCON(1)

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