KM-PACKAGE-INSTALL(1)

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version 18.0.248 · 6 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ KM-PACKAGE-INSTALL 💅

okay bestie, so km-package-install is a User Commands girly and she's here to install a Keyman keyboard package for you. no cap, that's literally her whole job 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

km-package-install
 [-h] [-s] [-f KMPFILE] [-p PACKAGE] [-l LANGTAG] [--force] [--version]
[-v] [-vv]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

She installs a Keyman keyboard package, and she's flexible about it: you can hand her a local .kmp file, or you can just give her a keyboard id and she'll go download and install it for you. And if you want, you can also tell her which language you're installing the keyboard for. main character energy fr fr ✨

👑 options:

  • -h, --help — show this help message and exit. the classic. she tells you about herself and dips 💅
  • -s, --shared — install to the shared area /usr/local
  • -f, --file KMPFILE — Keyman kmp file
  • -p, --package PACKAGE — Keyman package id
  • -l, --bcp47 LANGTAG — bcp47 language tag
  • --force — force installation of the keyboard even if it's a downgrade to an older version of the keyboard. like, she will let you go backwards, she's just gonna make you say please 🙈
  • --version — show program's version number and exit
  • -v, --verbose — verbose logging
  • -vv, --veryverbose — very verbose logging. she's giving you the whole tea, every last drop 🫖
Example: km-package-install -s -p sil_el_ethiopian_latin --bcp47 ssy-latn

🦋 TAB COMPLETION 🦋

you can use tab completion to find keyboard packages to install — iconic behaviour, honestly. but heads up: the list comes from the network, so the very first time you use it there may be a small delay before tab completion starts working. after that? the list of packages is cached for one week 💾✨

also, lowkey important: that list is the full list, which means it includes keyboards that do not work on Linux. so they won't necessarily install. not every icon slays on every platform, iykyk 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

and that's the whole page bestie 🫶 this was km-package-install version 18.0.248, from the User Commands section of the manual, filed under KM-PACKAGE-INSTALL(1). go install a keyboard, you absolute legend 👑💜

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