---
name: "aptd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aptdaemon"
version: "1.1.1-4+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aptd"
---

# aptd(1)

package managing daemon proving a D-Bus interface

## NAME

aptd - package managing daemon proving a D-Bus interface

## SYNOPSIS

**aptd** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**aptd** allows to perform package management tasks, e.g. installing or removing software, using a D-Bus interface. The privileges are handled by PolicyKit so the client application doesn't need to run as root. Furthermore aptd is started by D-Bus activation only when an user calls a method.

## OPTIONS

- \-d, --debug

  Show additional information on the command line.

- \-h, --help

  Show information about the usage of the command.

- \-r, --replace

  Replace another aptd instance if it is running.

- \-p PROFILE\_FILE

  Write profiling data to *PROFILE\_FILE* using Python's profiler. This is only of use to developers.

- \-t, --disable-timeout

  Do not shutdown the daemon after an idle time.

- \--dummy

  Instead of applying the changes to the system only show a progress. This option is only usable for developers to locate problems in client applications.

## FILES

- */etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dbus*

  Adds a small post update hook which will emit the org.debian.apt.CacheChanged signal on the system D-Bus to indicate that the cache has been changed and a possible running aptd instance should reloade its internal cache.

- */usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.debian.apt.policy*

  The PolicyKit definitions of the privileges used by aptdaemon, e.g. to install packages. To change the privileges please have a look at  **PolicyKit.conf**(1).

- */etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.debian.apt.conf*

  The D-Bus configuration of the org.debian.apt name space.

## DIAGNOSTICS

By default aptdaemon logs to the syslog facility AptDaemon. Furthermore you  can use the -d option to get additional information on the command line.

## HOMEPAGE

https://launchpad.net/aptdaemon

## BUGS

You can report bugs at the Launchpad site of aptdaemon: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptdaemon/+filebug

## AUTHOR

Sebastian Heinlein \<devel at glatzor dot de\>

## SEE ALSO

[**aptdcon**(1)](/aptdcon/1.md), [**org.debian.apt**(7)](/org.debian.apt/7.md), [**org.debian.apt.transaction**(7)](/org.debian.apt.transaction/7.md), **PolicyKit.conf**(7)