PackageKit

PackageKit is a free and open-source suite of software applications designed to provide a consistent and high-level abstraction layer for a number of different package management systems. PackageKit was created by Richard Hughes in 2007, and first introduced into an operating system as a default application in May 2008 with the release of Fedora 9.

Key facts

Software.name: PackageKit
Software.logo: packagekit.png
Software.screenshot: Linux desktop system daemons and their graphical front-ends.svg
Software.caption: PackageKit is a system daemon, various graphical front-ends are available
Software.author: Richard Hughes
Software.developer: Richard Hughes, Matthias Klumpp, multiple backend maintainers
Software.programming language: C, C++, Python
Software.operating system: Linux
Software.genre: Package management system
Software.license: GNU General Public License

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Source code

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Its primary design goal is to unify all the software graphical tools used in different distributions, and use some of the latest technology like PolicyKit. We welcome your contributions! Please read the CONTRIBUTING file first to get started when creating a pull-request. Each backend for PackageKit is maintained by a backend-maintainer, usually from the distribution the backend adds support for. You can find a list of who maintains what at backends/MAINTAINERS.md. If you file a bug that affects a specific backend, please tag it with the respective tag. Translation of this project is done via Weblate. Please check out hosted.weblate.org/projects/packagekit/ for the translation project for PackageKit.

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PackageKit ist eine freie Software, die eine allgemeine Schnittstelle für unterschiedliche Paketverwaltungen zur Verfügung stellt. Es verwendet PolicyKit zur Überprüfung von Berechtigungen.

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