gnome-software - Man Page
Install and update apps
Examples (TL;DR)
- Launch the GNOME Software GUI if it's not already running:
gnome-software - Launch the GNOME Software GUI if it's not open, and navigate to the specified page:
gnome-software --mode updates|updated|installed|overview - Launch the GNOME Software GUI if it's not open and view the details of the specified package:
gnome-software --details package - Display version:
gnome-software --version
Synopsis
gnome-software [OPTION...]
Description
gnome-software allows you to add and remove apps and update your system.
Options
- --mode=MODE
Start gnome-software in the given mode. MODE can be updates, updated, installed or overview. The default mode is overview.
- --search=SEARCH
Search for apps.
- --details=ID
Show app details (using app ID).
- --details-pkg=PKGNAME
Show app details (using package name).
- --install=ID
Install the app (using app ID).
- --uninstall=ID
Uninstall the app (using app ID).
- --local-filename=FILENAME
Open a local package file.
- --interaction=INTERACTION
The kind of interaction expected for this action: either none, notify, or full.
- --show-metainfo=FILENAME
Show a local metainfo or appdata file.
- --verbose
Enable verbose debugging output (from the running instance, if already running).
- --autoupdate
Install any pending updates in the background.
- --refresh-updates
Show the updates page and start checking for available updates.
- --prefs
Show preferences.
- --quit
Quit the running instance.
- --prefer-local
Prefer local file sources to AppStream.
- --version
Print version and exit.
- -?, --help
Display help and exit.
Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.
Bugs
The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/issues.
Author
This manual page was written by Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>.