PackageKit

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free and open-source software software management framework system-agnostic package management abstraction layer

PackageKit is a system-agnostic software management framework that provides a unified interface for installing, updating, and removing packages across different Linux distributions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf free and open-source software ⓘ
software management framework ⓘ
system-agnostic package management abstraction layer ⓘ
abstracts underlying distribution-specific package managers ⓘ
backendFor multiple Linux distributions ⓘ
canUseBackend APT ⓘ
DNF NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portage NERFINISHED ⓘ
YUM ⓘ
ZYpp NERFINISHED ⓘ
component command-line tools ⓘ
library for client applications ⓘ
packagekitd daemon ⓘ
designGoal be distribution-agnostic ⓘ
provide a stable D-Bus API for package management ⓘ
developer Richard Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal provide a unified interface to different package management systems ⓘ
license GNU General Public License ⓘ
operatingSystem Linux ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ
partOfEcosystem freedesktop.org projects ⓘ
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
provides D-Bus service for package management ⓘ
replaces distribution-specific package management GUIs ⓘ
repository https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit ⓘ
supportsFeature automatic update notifications ⓘ
desktop integration for updates ⓘ
history of package transactions ⓘ
local and remote package sources ⓘ
non-interactive package operations ⓘ
package groups and categories ⓘ
polkit-based privilege escalation ⓘ
transaction-based operations ⓘ
supportsFunction installing software packages ⓘ
querying package metadata ⓘ
removing software packages ⓘ
searching for software packages ⓘ
updating software packages ⓘ
targetUser application developers ⓘ
desktop environments ⓘ
system integrators ⓘ
usedBy GNOME Software NERFINISHED ⓘ
KDE Discover NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesInterface D-Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ
website https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/ ⓘ

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Discover software center → backendExample → PackageKit ⓘ
subject surface form: Discover
GNOME Software → uses → PackageKit ⓘ