---
name: "km-package-install"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "keyman"
version: "18.0.235-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/km-package-install"
---

# km-package-install(1)

Install a Keyman keyboard package

## NAME

km-package-install - Install a Keyman keyboard package

## SYNOPSIS

**km-package-install**\
  \[*-h*\] \[*-s*\] \[*-f KMPFILE*\] \[*-p PACKAGE*\] \[*-l LANGTAG*\] \[*--force*\] \[*--version*\] \[*-v*\] \[*-vv*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Install a Keyman keyboard package, either a local .kmp file or specify a keyboard id to download and install, optionally specifying a language for which to install the keyboard.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-s**, **--shared**

  Install to shared area */usr/local*

- **-f**, **--file** KMPFILE

  Keyman kmp file

- **-p**, **--package** PACKAGE

  Keyman package id

- **-l**, **--bcp47** LANGTAG

  bcp47 language tag

- **--force**

  force installation of keyboard even if it is a downgrade to an older version of the keyboard

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  verbose logging

- **-vv**, **--veryverbose**

  very verbose logging

Example: km-package-install **-s** **-p** sil\_el\_ethiopian\_latin **--bcp47** ssy-latn

## TAB COMPLETION

You may use tab completion to find keyboard packages to install. The list comes from the network so there may be a small delay before tab completion will work the first time you use it. The list of packages is cached for one week.

The list is the full list including keyboards that do not work on Linux, so they won't necessarily install.

## SEE ALSO

[km-config(1)](/km-config/1.md) [km-package-list-installed(1)](/km-package-list-installed/1.md) [km-package-uninstall(1)](/km-package-uninstall/1.md)