KPackage

This article is about the discontinued software for system package management. For the library with the same name for app-level content management, see KDE Frameworks.

KPackage
Screenshot of KPackage
Developer	Toivo Pedaste
Final release	6.28.0  / 1 July 2026 (1 July 2026)
Written in	C++
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Package management
License	GPL
Website	www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/toivo/kpackage/
Repository	invent.kde.org/frameworks/kpackage

KPackage was KDE's package manager frontend.

It supported BSD, Debian, Gentoo, RPM and Slackware packages. It provided a GUI for the management and upgrade of existing packages and the installation and acquirement of new packages. Additionally, it provided functionality to help manage package caches. KPackage was part of kdeadmin, and was developed at KDE.org.

See also

• PackageKit
• Synaptic (software)
• Ubuntu Software Center

References

• Welsh, Matt (2003). Running Linux. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0-596-00272-5. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

• Miller, Robin (2005). Point & Click Linux!: Your Guide to Trouble-free Computing. Addison-Wesley Professional. pp. 187–188, 190–191, 193. ISBN 978-0-13-148872-4. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

• Petersen, Richard (1999). "The K Desktop Package Manager: kpackage". Linux: The Complete Reference. Osborne/McGraw-Hill. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-07-212164-3. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

• LeBlanc, Dee-Ann (2000). "Managing RPMs With kpackage". General Linux I: Exam Prep. Coriolis Group Books. pp. 582–583. ISBN 978-1-57610-567-2. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

• Ball, Bill (1999). How to use Linux. Indianapolis: Sams. ISBN 9780672315459.

• Mulkin, Glenn (December 2001). The Evolution of Debian Package Management Systems. AUUG. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 10 May 2025. Journal of AUUG Inc.

External links

• KPackage user wiki