---
Type: service
ID: org.freedesktop.packagekit
Package: packagekit
ProjectLicense: GPL-2.0-or-later
Name:
C: PackageKit
Summary:
C: Provides a package management service
Description:
C: >-
<p>
PackageKit allows performing simple software management tasks over a DBus interface e.g. refreshing the cache,
updating, installing and removing software packages or searching for multimedia codecs and file handlers.
</p>
<p>
The work is done by backends which make use of the package manager shipped by the corresponding distribution.
Its main benefits are:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Unified developer and user interface on many distributions</li>
<li>Fine-grained permission control via PolicyKit</li>
<li>On-demand installation of missing system components</li>
</ul>
CompulsoryForDesktops:
- Cinnamon
- GNOME
- KDE
- LXQt
- MATE
- Pantheon
- Unity
- XFCE
Categories:
- System
Url:
homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit
Launchable:
service:
- packagekit.service
