---
name: "kpackagetool5"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kpackagetool5"
version: "5.116.0-1+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kpackagetool5"
---

# kpackagetool5(1)

Install, list, remove Plasma packages

## NAME

kpackagetool5 - Install, list, remove Plasma packages

## SYNOPSIS

**kpackagetool5** \[**-v, --version**\] \[**-h, --help**\] \[**--hash** *path*\] \[**-g, --global**\] \[**-t, --type** *type*\] \[**-i, --install** *path*\] \[**-s, --show** *name*\] \[**-u, --upgrade** *path*\] \[**-l, --list**\] \[**--list-types**\] \[**-r, --remove** *name*\] \[**-p, --packageroot** *path*\] \[**--generate-index**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kpackagetool5** is a command line tool to install, list, remove Plasma packages.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Displays version information.

- **-h, --help**

  Displays this help.

- **--hash** *path*

  Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at “path”.

- **-g, --global**

  For install or remove, operates on packages installed for all users.

- **-t, --type** *type*

  The type of package, corresponding to the service type of the package plugin, e.g. KPackage/Generic, Plasma/Theme, Plasma/Wallpaper, Plasma/Applet, etc.

- **-i, --install** *path*

  Install the package at “path”.

- **-s, --show** *name*

  Show information of package “name”.

- **-u, --upgrade** *path*

  Upgrade the package at “path”.

- **-l, --list**

  List installed packages.

- **--list-types**

  Lists all known Package types that can be installed.

- **-r, --remove** *name*

  Remove the package named “name”.

- **-p, --packageroot** *path*

  Absolute path to the package root. If not supplied, then the standard data directories for this Plasma session will be searched instead.

- **--generate-index** *path*

  Recreate the plugin index. To be used in conjunction with either the option **-t** or **-g**. Recreates the index for the given type or package root. Operates in the user directory, unless **-g** is used.

## SEE ALSO

More detailed user documentation is available from **help:/plasma-desktop** (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run **khelpcenter** *help:/plasma-desktop*).

## AUTHORS

**kpackagetool5** was written by Aaron Seigo \<aseigo@kde.org\>.