Manual: apturl-gtk

APTURL(8)					   System Manager's Manual					   APTURL(8)

NAME
       apturl - graphical apt-protocol interpreting package installer

SYNOPSIS
       apturl [options...] 

DESCRIPTION
       apturl  is  a  simple  graphical application that takes an URL (following the apt-protocol) as a command line option,
       parses it and carries out the operations that the URL describes (that is, it asks the user if he wants the  indicated
       packages to be installed and if the answer is positive does so).

USAGE
       apturl just needs an URL conforming with the apt-protocol in order to work. Additionally, it recognizes the following
       options:

       -p, --http-proxy
	      Use the given HTTP proxy in order to download the packages.

EXAMPLES
       apturl apt:pidgin,pidgin-plugin-pack
	      Installs Pidgin and Pidgin Plugin Pack (if the user confirms).

       apturl apt:freevial?section=universe
	      Enables the "universe" component and installs package Freevial.

       apturl apt:adobe-flashplugin?channel=lucid-partner
	      Enables the "partner" repository and installs package adobe-flashplugin.	Available repositories are listed in
	      /usr/share/app-install/channels/.

       apturl apt+http://launchpad.net/~mvo/ppa?package=2vcard
	      Installs 2vcard from the indicated PPA (if the user confirms), and afterward asks if the PPA should be removed
	      again or it should remain enabled.
	      Warning: This is currently disabled because of security concerns.

EXIT CODES
       0      All requested packages have been successfully installed or were already installed.

       1      The user aborted the installation of one or more packages.

       2      There  was  an  error doing the requested operations, or the user aborted the installation while Synaptic (and
	      not apturl itself) was working.

       3      The arguments with which apturl was called were incorrect (e.g., it was called without  any  argument  or	 the
	      given URL was wrong).

BUGS
       Please report any bug on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apturl.

SEE ALSO
       synaptic

AUTHORS
       apturl was written by Michael Vogt  for Canonical, Ltd. and this manual page by Siegfried-A.
       Gevatter .

       It  is  released	 under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software
       Foundation.

						     September 01, 2008						   APTURL(8)