SOFTWARE-PROPERTIES-GTK(1)

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version 0.123 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ SOFTWARE-PROPERTIES-GTK ✨

okay bestie, so this one is a General Commands Manual page for software-properties-gtk 💅 she's the Software Sources List editor, and she's literally the main character of your apt sources situation. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

software-properties-gtk — the Software Sources List editor, no cap 💖

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

software-properties-gtk [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

it's the Software Sources List editor. that's the vibe. that's the whole job. she edits your sources list and she does it with flair ✨

👑 OPTIONS 👑

🌈 Options:

  • --debug — prints some debug info to the command line. a lil peek behind the curtain, ngl 🔍
  • --massive-debug — prints a LOT of debug info to the command line. like, the entire diary. every thought. be ready 😭💀
  • --no-update — no update on repository change. highkey useful if you're calling this from an external program and you don't want the extra update drama 🙈
  • --enable-component <name> — enables the specified component of the distro's repositories. (takes [component_arg]) ⭐
  • --open-tab — opens a specific tab number on startup. yes, you pick which tab, because you're the one in charge bestie 👑
  • --enable-ppa <name> — enables a PPA with the given name. (takes [ppa_arg]) 🍓

💜 Generic options:

  • --help — show help about options. classic. iconic. always there for you 🫶
reminder: every one of those flags is written exactly as it lives in the real page, so don't go freestyling the spelling, okay? copy her name right 💅

and that's the whole page, periodt. this beauty is dated Mar 2010 and the footer credits it as the Software Sources List editor — so yeah, she's been serving since 2010 and she's still eating 🎀✨💖

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