PackageKit Reference Manual

Richard Hughes

<richard@hughsie.com>

for PackageKit 0.7.4

Copyright © 2008-2009 The PackageKit Authors

I. PackageKit Specification

PackageKit Introduction

Overall Description

Daemon Config Options

TransactionLogging
ShutdownTimeout
UseSyslog
DefaultBackend

Important Concepts

Removing installed versions in search results
Filter examples

Error Enums

Cancellation

Transactions

Transaction example: Success
Transaction example: Failure
Transaction example: Trusted
Transaction example: Auto Untrusted
Transaction example: Package signature install
Transaction example: Download
Transaction example: Setting the locale

Transaction IDs

Status Values

Simultaneous Mode

Compiled Backends

Spawned Backends

Introduction
Methods
Common function outputs

II. D-Bus API Reference

org.freedesktop.PackageKit — PackageKit interface
org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Transaction — Transaction interface

III. libpackagekit GObjects

PkCatalog — Functionality for installing catalogs
PkCategory — Category object
PkClient — For creating new transactions
PkControl — For querying data about PackageKit
PkDesktop — Find desktop metadata about a package
PkDetails — Details object
PkDistroUpgrade — DistroUpgrade object
PkError — ErrorCode object
PkEulaRequired — EulaRequired object
PkFiles — Files object
PkMediaChangeRequired — MediaChangeRequired object
PkMessage — Message object
PkPackageSack — A sack of packages that can be manipulated
PkPackage — Package object
PkProgress — Transaction progress information
PkRepoDetail — RepoDetail object
PkRepoSignatureRequired — RepoSignatureRequired object
PkRequireRestart — RequireRestart object
PkResults — Transaction results
PkServicePack — Functionality for creating and reading service packs
PkTask — An abstract package task GObject, dealing with unsigned transactions, GPG keys and EULA requests.
PkTransactionPast — TransactionPast object
PkUpdateDetail — UpdateDetail object

IV. libpackagekit glib helpers

pk-bitfield
pk-client-sync
pk-common — Common utility functions for PackageKit
pk-control-sync
pk-enum — Functions for converting strings to enum and vice-versa
pk-package-ids — Functionality to modify multiple PackageIDs
pk-package-id — Functionality to read a PackageID
pk-task-sync

V. Frequently asked questions

Developer FAQ

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