software-center(1) 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 <[email protected]>, and this manual page by Andrew Higginson <[email protected]>.

Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.