kpackage - Installs, removes, and queries packages.

kpackage [--help] [--help-kde] [--help-qt] [--version -v] [--license] [--author] [--caption <caption>] [--icon <icon>] [--miniicon <icon>] [--dcopserver <server>] [--nocrashhandler] [--waitforwm] [--style <style>] [--geometry <geometry>] [--display <display>] [--session <sessionid>] [--cmap] [--ncols <columns>] [--nograb] [--dograb] [--sync] [--font --fn <fontname>] [--background --bg <colour>] [--button --btn <colour>] [--name <name>] [--title <title>] [--visual TrueColor] [--inputstyle <style>] [--im <server>] [--noxim] [--remote <server>] [file]

This manual page documents briefly the kpackage command.

kpackage is an application to install, remove and query packages in many formats, including RPM and DEB.

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. However, the ordering is very strict - --help/-h must come before hostname.

-v --version

Show version information.

--author

Show information about the author.

--license

Show license information.

--caption <caption>

Specify the caption of the window.

--icon <icon>

Specify the icon of the window.

--miniicon <icon>

Specify the mini-icon of the window.

--dcopserver <server>

Specify the DCOP server to use.

--nocrashhandler

Disable KDE crash handler (enables core dumps).

--waitforwm

Waits for a compatible window manager to start.

--style <style>

Sets the application's GUI style (overrides KDE).

--geometry <geometry>

Sets the geometry of the window.

--display <display>

Specifies the X display to use.

--session <sessionid>

Restores the application for the given session ID.

--cmap

Forces use of an internal colour map on an 8-bit display.

--ncols <count>

Limits the number of colours allowed in an 8-bit display.

--nograb

Forces Qt to never grab the mouse or keyboard.

--dograb

Overrides --nograb, which may be implicitly set.

--sync

Forces synchronous mode (for debugging).

--font <font> --fn <font>

Sets the default application font.

--background <colour> --bg <colour>

Sets the default background colour and application pallette.

--foreground <colour> --fg <colour>

Sets the default foreground colour.

--button <colour> --btn <colour>

Sets the default button colour.

--name <name>

Sets the application name.

--title <name>

Sets the application title.

--visual TrueColor

Forces the application to use a True Colour visual on 8-bit displays.

--inputstyle <style>

Sets X Input Method (XIM) input style. Possible values are: onthespot, overthespot, offthespot, and root.

--im <server>

Sets X Input Method (XIM) server.

--noxim

Disables X Input Method (XIM) support.

--remote <server>

Perform the actions on remote server server via SSH.

<file>

Name of the file (package) to install.

This manual page was written by Daniel Stone <daniel@sfarc.net> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.