APTD(1) User manual APTD(1)
NAME
aptd - package managing daemon proving a D-Bus interface
SYNOPSIS
aptd [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
aptd allows to perform package management tasks, e.g. installing or re-
moving software, using a D-Bus interface. The privileges are handled by
PolicyKit so the client application doesn't need to run as root. Fur-
thermore aptd is started by D-Bus activation only when an user calls a
method.
OPTIONS
-d, --debug
Show additional information on the command line.
-h, --help
Show information about the usage of the command.
-r, --replace
Replace another aptd instance if it is running.
-p PROFILE_FILE
Write profiling data to PROFILE_FILE using Python's profiler.
This is only of use to developers.
-t, --disable-timeout
Do not shutdown the daemon after an idle time.
--dummy
Instead of applying the changes to the system only show a
progress. This option is only usable for developers to locate
problems in client applications.
FILES
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20dbus
Adds a small post update hook which will emit the org.de-
bian.apt.CacheChanged signal on the system D-Bus to indicate
that the cache has been changed and a possible running aptd in-
stance should reloade its internal cache.
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.debian.apt.policy
The PolicyKit definitions of the privileges used by aptdaemon,
e.g. to install packages. To change the privileges please have a
look at PolicyKit.conf(1).
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.debian.apt.conf
The D-Bus configuration of the org.debian.apt name space.
DIAGNOSTICS
By default aptdaemon logs to the syslog facility AptDaemon. Furthermore
you can use the -d option to get additional information on the command
line.
HOMEPAGE
https://launchpad.net/aptdaemon
BUGS
You can report bugs at the Launchpad site of aptdaemon:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptdaemon/+filebug
AUTHOR
Sebastian Heinlein <devel at glatzor dot de>
SEE ALSO
aptdcon(1), org.debian.apt(7), org.debian.apt.transaction(7), Poli-
cyKit.conf(7)
aptdaemon December 2009 APTD(1)
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