---
name: "gnome-app-install"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-app-install"
version: "0.5.5.1-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnome-app-install"
---

# gnome-app-install(1)

Application Installer gnome-codec-install - Codec Installer

## NAME

gnome-app-install - Application Installer gnome-codec-install - Codec Installer

## SYNOPSIS

**gnome-app-install** \[*options*\]

**gnome-codec-install** \[*options*\]*ARGUMENT*

## DESCRIPTION

**gnome-app-install** is a user friendly application installer

## OPTIONS

- **-h or --help**

  print quick usage details to the screen.

- **--mime-type=MIME\_TYPE**

  Show only applications that handle the given file type

- **--transient-for=TRANSIENT\_FOR**

  Start as a child window of the given window (Only needed by developers)

- **--data-dir=DATADIR**

  Load data from the given directory (Only needed by developers)

- **--desktopdir=DESKTOPDIR**

  Read the desktop files from the given directory (Only needed by developers)

- **--cachedir=CACHEDIR**

  Use the given directory for the cache (Only needed by developers)

- **--xul-extensions=XUL\_EXTENSIONS**

  Start as installer for XUL extensions

- **--addon-cd=ADDON\_CD**

  Start as installer for an addon cd

- **--selftest**

  Perform self tests (Only needed by developers)

- **--profile=PROFILE**

  Store profiling data in the given file (Only needed by developers)

- **--test-mode**

  Run in a sepcial test mode(Only needed by developers)

## ARGUMENTS

gnome-codec-install takes an argument in the form of "gstreamer.net\|0.10\|totem\|DivX MPEG-4 Version 5 decoder\|decoder-video/x-divx, divxversion=(int)5 (DivX MPEG-4 Version 5 decoder)". This argument is used to find all packages containing this codec.

## AUTHOR

This manpage has been written by Julian Andres Klode \<jak@jak-linux.org\>