---
name: "apper"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apper"
version: "1.0.0-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apper"
---

# apper(1)

An application and package manager using PackageKit

## NAME

apper - An application and package manager using PackageKit

## SYNOPSIS

**apper** \[**--updates**\] \[**--settings**\] \[**--backend-details**\] \[**--type** *mime-type*\] \[**--name** *name*\] \[**--file** *file*\] \[**--resource** *font*\] \[**--catalog** *file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Apper is an interface for PackageKit

Apper is able to manage packages, applications and updates in a cross-distribution way thanks to the PackageKit project.

It is providing Linux® users a single application that they can learn and use in whatever distribution they are.

## OPTIONS

- **--updates**

  Show available updates

- **--settings**

  Show Apper configuration page.

- **--backend-details**

  Display information about the backend PackageKit uses at time.

- **--type** *mime-type*

  Call the mime-type installer.

- **--name** *name*

  Install package with the name *name*.

- **--file** *file*

  Install package providing file *file*.

- **--resource** *font*

  Install a font resource.

- **--catalog** *file*

  Install the package catalog in *file*.

## SEE ALSO

More information about Apper can be found at **the Apper website**\[1\].

[kf5options(7)](/kf5options/7.md)

[qt5options(7)](/qt5options/7.md)

## AUTHORS

The maintainer of Apper is Daniel Nicoletti \<dantti12@gmail.com\>; This manual page was written by Matthias Klumpp \<matthias@tenstral.net\>.

## AUTHORS

**Daniel Nicoletti** \<dantti12@gmail.com\>

Author.

**Matthias Klumpp** \<matthias@tenstral.net\>

Author.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  the Apper website

  http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Apper?content=84745