# KPackage Manager

`kpackagetool5`

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`kpackagetool5`

Install, list, remove Plasma packages

    kpackagetool5

    -v, --version
    -h, --help
    --hash  path
    -g, --global
    -t, --type  type
    -i, --install  path
    -s, --show  name
    -u, --upgrade  path
    -l, --list
    --list-types
    -r, --remove  name
    -p, --packageroot  path
    --generate-index

## Description

`kpackagetool5` is a command line tool to install, list, remove Plasma packages.

## Options

`-v, --version`

- Displays version information.

`-h, --help`

- Displays this help.

`--hash` `path`

- Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at path.

`-g, --global`

- For install or remove, operates on packages installed for all users.

`-t, --type` `type`

- The type of package, corresponding to the service type of the package plugin, ⪚ KPackage/Generic, Plasma/Theme, Plasma/Wallpaper, Plasma/Applet, etc.

`-i, --install` `path`

- Install the package at path.

`-s, --show` `name`

- Show information of package name.

`-u, --upgrade` `path`

- Upgrade the package at path.

`-l, --list`

- List installed packages.

`--list-types`

- Lists all known Package types that can be installed.

`-r, --remove` `name`

- Remove the package named name.

`-p, --packageroot` `path`

- Absolute path to the package root. If not supplied, then the standard data directories for this &plasma; session will be searched instead.

`--generate-index` `path`

- Recreate the plugin index. To be used in conjunction with either the option `-t` or `-g`. Recreates the index for the given type or package root. Operates in the user directory, unless `-g` is used

## See Also

More detailed user documentation is available from help:/plasma-desktop (either enter this URL into &konqueror;, or run ``khelpcenter` `help:/plasma-desktop``).

## Authors

`kpackagetool5` was written by Aaron Seigo aseigo@kde.org.