software-center1
Manage software
Usage
software-center [options]
[{package-name | apt-url | deb-file}]
Overview
software-center a graphical interface for package management in Ubuntu.
Options
Listed below are the command line options for software-center:
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--version -
show program's version number and exit
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-h, --help -
show this help message and exit
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--debug -
enable debug mode
Examples
- software-center
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Display the main screen of software-center.
- software-center gedit
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Display the details view of the gedit package.
- software-center banshee?section=universe
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Display the details view of the banshee package and offer to enable the universe component.
- software-center adobe-flashplugin?channel=maverick-partner
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Display the details view of the adobe-flashplugin package and offer to enable the maverick-partner channel.
- software-center cheese,gtg
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Display a list containing the cheese and gtg packages.
- software-center /home/pgg/skype.deb
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Display the details view of the local debian file '/home/pgg/skype.deb'.
History
- Debian 7 (Wheezy): the text shown here
- Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)