apper(1)

apper1

An application and package manager using packagekit

Usage

apper [--updates] [--settings] [--backend-details] [--type mime-type] [--name name] [--file file] [--resource font] [--catalog file]

Overview

Apper is an interface for PackageKit

Apper is able to manage packages, applications and updates in a cross-distribution way thanks to the PackageKit project.

It is providing Linux® users a single application that they can learn and use in whatever distribution they are.

Options

--updates

Show available updates

--settings

Show Apper configuration page.

--backend-details

Display information about the backend PackageKit uses at time.

--type mime-type

Call the mime-type installer.

--name name

Install package with the name name.

--file file

Install package providing file file.

--resource font

Install a font resource.

--catalog file

Install the package catalog in file.

Notes

1.

the Apper website

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Apper?content=84745

Releases

6 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9–10
  4. 11–12

--catalog since Debian 9 (Stretch); --file since Debian 9 (Stretch); --name since Debian 9 (Stretch); --resource since Debian 9 (Stretch); --type since Debian 9 (Stretch).

--install-catalog until Debian 8 (Jessie); --install-font-resource until Debian 8 (Jessie); --install-mime-type until Debian 8 (Jessie); --install-package-name until Debian 8 (Jessie); --install-provide-file until Debian 8 (Jessie); --remove-package-by-file until Debian 8 (Jessie).