PACKAGE-UPDATE-IND(1)

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version 9 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 PACKAGE-UPDATE-IND(1) — the group chat, but make it a man page 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is genuinely so useful and nobody talks about it. it's package-update-indicator, a little utility from the User Commands corner of the world, and its whole job is: tell you when your software needs updating. that's it. that's the girl. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

package-update-indicator — literally just here to notify you about available software updates 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the vibe. the package-update-indicator utility regularly checks for software updates and then notifies you about any available updates. how does it get your attention? desktop notifications, plus either a status notifier icon or a system tray icon. pick your fave, she'll show up either way ✨

now, the nerdier but still iconic part: protocol-specific proxies that you specify through the corresponding environment variables will be used by PackagKit when refreshing metadata — but only if the user is allowed to use the polkit action org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-network-proxy-configure without authentication. no auth, no proxy refresh. periodt.

👑 OPTIONS 👑

here's what you can actually pass in, bestie:

  • -q, --quit — quit the running instance of package-update-indicator. yes, she'll actually stop. 🛑
  • -V, --version — print the version number and exit. quick lil flex. ⭐

🌈 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES 🌈

the proxy girlies. here's the whole roster:

  • http_proxy — network proxy using the HTTP protocol.
  • https_proxy — network proxy using the HTTPS protocol.
  • ftp_proxy — network proxy using the FTP protocol.
  • socks_proxy — network proxy using the SOCKS protocol.
  • no_proxy — comma-separated list of hosts for which no proxy should be used. (the "leave me alone" list 🫶)

💀 EXIT STATUS 💀

what she gives you back when she's done:

  • 0 — command successfully executed. slay. ✅
  • 1 — an unspecified error has occurred. 😭 not the unspecified error.
  • 2 — invalid command line options were specified. girl, what did you type. 🙈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

go read her friends, they're all iconic too:

mwah that's the whole page. thanks for coming to my TED talk. 🧚

this little love letter was brought to you by package-update-indicator 9, dated 19 June, 2018 — and yes, the manual name is PACKAGE-UPDATE-IND(1), iykyk 💖🌸

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