---
name: "package-update-indicator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "package-update-indicator"
version: "9-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/package-update-indicator"
---

# package-update-indicator(1)

notify about available software updates

## NAME

package-update-indicator - notify about available software updates

## SYNOPSIS

**package-update-indicator** \[**-q** \| **--quit**\] \[**-V** \| **--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **package-update-indicator** utility regularly checks for software updates and notifies the user about available updates using desktop notifications and either a status notifier icon or a system tray icon.

Protocol-specific proxies specified through the corresponding environment variables will be used by PackagKit when refreshing metadata if the user is allowed to use the polkit action org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-network-proxy-configure without authentication.

## OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

- **-q**, **--quit**

  Quit the running instance of **package-update-indicator**.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print the version number and exit.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

http\_proxy

Network proxy using the HTTP protcol.

https\_proxy

Network proxy using the HTTPS protcol.

ftp\_proxy

Network proxy using the FTP protcol.

socks\_proxy

Network proxy using the SOCKS protcol.

no\_proxy

Comma-separated list of host for which no proxy should be used.

## EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0

Command successfully executed.

1

An unspecified error has occured.

2

Invalid command line options were specified.

## SEE ALSO

[**package-update-indicator-prefs**(1)](/package-update-indicator-prefs/1.md), [**polkit**(8)](/polkit/8.md)