pkcon

Command line client for PackageKit console program used by Discover and Gnome software and alternative to 'apt'. More information: <https://manned.org/pkcon>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/pkcon.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install packagekit-tools
Ubuntu
apt-get install packagekit-tools
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S PackageKit
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install packagekit-tools
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install packagekit-tools
Raspbian
apt-get install packagekit-tools

Command line client for PackageKit console program used by Discover and Gnome software and alternative to 'apt'. More information: <https://manned.org/pkcon>.

  • Install a package:
    pkcon install package
  • Remove a package:
    pkcon remove package
  • Refresh the package cache:
    pkcon refresh
  • Update packages:
    pkcon update
  • Search for a specific package:
    pkcon search package
  • List all available packages:
    pkcon get-packages

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