PLAKAR-PKG-ADD(1)

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version 1.1.7 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 PLAKAR-PKG-ADD

okay so bestie, welcome to plakar-pkg-add — the Install Plakar plugins era of your life. main character tool fr fr, this is the manual page for plakar-pkg-add, and we're gonna get you comfy with it 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

plakar pkg add [-allow-unsigned] [-devel] [-u] plugin ...

yes it's literally that. one command, a bunch of plugins, go off 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so what does plakar pkg add actually do? it adds a local or a remote plugin. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

here's the little plot twist though — the way it decides is lowkey iconic:

  • if plugin matches an existing local file? it just installs it directly. no questions, no drama 💅
  • otherwise it's treated as a recipe name and downloaded from the Plakar plugin server — and that server is gonna want you logged in first, via the plakar-login(1) command. so handle your auth before you come knocking 🙈

ngl there is a way to skip the login: installing plugins without logging in is possible via the plakar-pkg-build(1) command — provided you have the necessary dependencies to build it locally. and currently, official plugins require make and a working Go toolchain. so like, have your build setup cute and ready ✨

and because we know you like options (the flavor kind), to install a specific version of a plugin, use the name@version syntax. periodt. 💖

the options are as follows:

  • -allow-unsigned — install packages that carry no signature. be careful bestie, because by default packages are expected to be signed 🔥
  • -devel — use the integration devel tree.
  • -u — update the specific plugins. if none are given, it'll attempt to update all the installed ones. very "clean your room" energy 🧹
heads up: -allow-unsigned is the one where you're deliberately letting unsigned stuff in. the manpage says by default packages are expected to be signed — so know what you're doing before you flip that flag 💀

🌸 FILES 🌸

  • ~/.cache/plakar/plugins/ — the plugin cache directory. respects XDG_CACHE_HOME if set, which like, good behavior honestly 🎀
  • ~/.local/share/plakar/plugins — the plugin directory. respects XDG_DATA_HOME if set. yes queen, XDG compliance ✨

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

go read these next, iykyk:

okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate it up 💜 this one's from the Debian fam, dated August 26, 2026 — go install something iconic, mwah 💋🌈

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