---
name: "limba"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "limba"
version: "0.5.6-2+b2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/limba"
---

# limba(1)

Limba command-line tool

## NAME

limba - Limba command-line tool

## SYNOPSIS

**limba** {**COMMAND**} \[**OPTIONS ...**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **limba** command.

**limba** is a simple tool to manage 3rd-party software which is available via Limba packages. It allows modifying basic settings, installing new applications, removing applications and performing maintenance tasks.

## OPTIONS

**list**

List software installed using Limba.

**i**, **install** *PACKAGE*

Install new software from a remote source (repository).

**install-local** *FILENAME*

Install a local IPK package.

**r**, **remove** *PKGID*

Remove software which matches the given package-id.

**refresh**

Refresh the cache of installed packages.

- **--version**

  Display version number of limba

- **--verbose**

  Turn on verbose mode (this can be used for debugging).

## SEE ALSO

runapp (1).

Additional documentation can be found on http://people.freedesktop.org/~mak/limba.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Matthias Klumpp \<matthias@tenstral.net\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014-2015 Matthias Klumpp\