GNOME-SOFTWARE(1)

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🦋 GNOME-SOFTWARE(1) 🦋

okay so bestie, this is the gnome-software page from the User Commands section (section 1, iykyk) of the manual. it's the app store of the GNOME world and honestly? she does it all. let's get into it ✨

💅 NAME

gnome-software — install and update apps, fr fr.

🎀 SYNOPSIS

gnome-software [OPTION...]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. options go in, magic comes out 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION

gnome-software lets you add and remove apps and update your system. that's the whole job description, no notes, she ate 💖

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --mode=MODE — start gnome-software in a given mode. MODE can be updates, updated, installed or overview. the default mode is overview, so if you don't say anything you get the overview. main character default energy 👑
  • --search=SEARCH — search for apps. type a thing, find a thing 🔍
  • --details=ID — show app details, using the app ID 💅
  • --details-pkg=PKGNAME — show app details, this time using the package name instead 🎀
  • --install=ID — install the app, using the app ID. slay 💖
  • --uninstall=ID — uninstall the app, using the app ID. we love a clean slate 🧚
  • --local-filename=FILENAME — open a local package file 📁
  • --interaction=INTERACTION — the kind of interaction expected for this action: either none, notify, or full. pick your vibe check ✅
  • --show-metainfo=FILENAME — show a local metainfo or appdata file 🦋
  • --verbose — enable verbose debugging output, and ngl the parenthetical is doing a lot here: it's from the running instance, if already running 😭
  • --autoupdate — install any pending updates in the background. lowkey the best one, she just handles it while you're living your life ✨
  • --refresh-updates — show the updates page and start checking for available updates. go check, bestie 👀
  • --prefs — show preferences ⚙️
  • --quit — quit the running instance. bye bestie 💀
  • --prefer-local — prefer local file sources to AppStream 📦
  • --version — print version and exit. classic 🌈
  • -?, --help — display help and exit 🫶
also: other standard GNOME options that aren't listed here are also supported. so like, don't panic if you see one that's not on this list 💜

💀 BUGS

found a bug? tragic, but fixable. the bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/issues

go tell them, they want to know, no cap 🙈

🍓 AUTHOR

this manual page was written by Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>. thank you Richard, iconic behavior 👑

and that's the page!! she's from the GNOME project, she lives at GNOME-SOFTWARE(1), and she's filed right there in the User Commands corner of your manual. go install something cute 💖🌸

periodt. 🎀

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