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<a name="feature-packagekit"></a>Package Updates</h2></div></div></div>
<p>Cockpit uses the <a class="ulink" href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/gtk-doc/api-reference.html" target="_top">PackageKit</a>
D-Bus API to get information about available package updates and to apply them, in an Operating System independent manner.</p>
<p>To perform similar tasks from the command line, use the
<a class="ulink" href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/pk-using.html" target="_top">pkcon</a> command:</p>
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$ <span class="command"><strong>pkcon refresh</strong></span>
$ <span class="command"><strong>pkcon get-updates</strong></span>
Available sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc26.x86_64 (updates-testing)
Allows restricted root access for specified users
Available vim-filesystem-2:8.0.617-1.fc26.x86_64 (updates-testing)
VIM filesystem layout
Available vim-minimal-2:8.0.617-1.fc26.x86_64 (updates-testing)
A minimal version of the VIM editor
$ <span class="command"><strong>pkcon get-update-detail sudo</strong></span>
Details about the update:6.x86_64 [fedora]
Package: sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc26.x86_64
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452941
Update text: - update to 1.8.20p2
- added sudo package to dnf/yum protected packages
$ <span class="command"><strong>pkcon update</strong></span>
The following packages have to be updated:
sudo-1.8.20p2-1.fc26.x86_64 Allows restricted root access for specified users
vim-filesystem-2:8.0.617-1.fc26.x86_64 VIM filesystem layout
vim-minimal-2:8.0.617-1.fc26.x86_64 A minimal version of the VIM editor
Proceed with changes? [N/y] y
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<p>Of course you can also use your Operating System specific commands for that, such as
<span class="command"><strong>dnf updateinfo info</strong></span> on Fedora or
<span class="command"><strong>sudo apt upgrade</strong></span> on Debian.</p>
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