05-16-2010
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
software-center
SOFTWARE-CENTER(1) General Commands Manual SOFTWARE-CENTER(1)
NAME
software-center - manage software
SYNOPSIS
software-center [options] [ package-name | apt-url | deb-file ]
DESCRIPTION
software-center a graphical interface for package management in Ubuntu.
OPTIONS
Listed below are the command line options for software-center:
--version
show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--debug
enable debug mode
EXAMPLES
software-center
Display the main screen of software-center.
software-center gedit
Display the details view of the gedit package.
software-center banshee?section=universe
Display the details view of the banshee package and offer to enable the universe component.
software-center adobe-flashplugin?channel=maverick-partner
Display the details view of the adobe-flashplugin package and offer to enable the maverick-partner channel.
software-center cheese,gtg
Display a list containing the cheese and gtg packages.
software-center /home/pgg/skype.deb
Display the details view of the local debian file '/home/pgg/skype.deb'.
AUTHOR
software-center was written by Michael Vogt <mvo@canonical.com>, and this manual page by Andrew Higginson <rugby471@gmail.com>.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
August 2010 2.1.8 SOFTWARE-CENTER(1)