PackageKit is a DBus abstraction layer that allows the session user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API.

Its primary design goal is to unify all the software graphical tools used in different distributions, and use some of the latest technology like PolicyKit.

Download releases at: freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/releases/

For more information, please see: freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/

We welcome your contributions! Please read the CONTRIBUTING file first to get started when creating a pull-request.

Each backend for PackageKit is maintained by a backend-maintainer, usually from the distribution the backend adds support for. You can find a list of who maintains what at backends/MAINTAINERS.md.

If you file a bug that affects a specific backend, please tag it with the respective tag.

Translation of this project is done via Weblate. Please check out hosted.weblate.org/projects/packagekit/ for the translation project for PackageKit.