Man1 - kpackagetool5.1

kpackagetool5 - Install, list, remove Plasma packages

kpackagetool5

[*-v, –version*] [*-h, –help*] [*–hash* / path/] [*-g, –global*] [*-t, –type* / type/] [*-i, –install* / path/] [*-s, –show* / name/] [*-u, –upgrade* / path/] [*-l, –list*] [*–list-types*] [*-r, –remove* / name/] [*-p, –packageroot* / path/] [*–generate-index*]

kpackagetool5 is a command line tool to install, list, remove Plasma packages.

-v, –version

Displays version information.

-h, –help

Displays this help.

–hash / path/

Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at “path”.

-g, –global

For install or remove, operates on packages installed for all users.

-t, –type / type/

The type of package, corresponding to the service type of the package plugin, e.g. KPackage/Generic, Plasma/Theme, Plasma/Wallpaper, Plasma/Applet, etc.

-i, –install / path/

Install the package at “path”.

-s, –show / name/

Show information of package “name”.

-u, –upgrade / path/

Upgrade the package at “path”.

-l, –list

List installed packages.

–list-types

Lists all known Package types that can be installed.

-r, –remove / name/

Remove the package named “name”.

-p, –packageroot / path/

Absolute path to the package root. If not supplied, then the standard data directories for this Plasma session will be searched instead.

–generate-index / path/

Recreate the plugin index. To be used in conjunction with either the option -t or -g. Recreates the index for the given type or package root. Operates in the user directory, unless -g is used.

More detailed user documentation is available from /plasma-desktop (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run *khelpcenter *//plasma-desktop/).

kpackagetool5 was written by Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>.