Bug#468132: ITP: packagekit -- PackageKit provides a distribution neutral interface to manage software packages. It provides a system wide daemon that performs tasks like refreshing the cash, updating, installing and removing software independetly from the user interface. By default, PackageKit uses PolicyKit for user authentication. This allows to specify with fine-grained control what your users can and cannot do.

[Sebastian Heinlein <devel@glatzor.de>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Sebastian Heinlein <devel@glatzor.de>


* Package name    : packagekit
  Version         : 0.1.8
  Upstream Author : Richard Hughsie <richard@hughsie.com>
* URL             : http://www.packagekit.org
* License         : GPL2+
  Programming Lang: C, Python
  Description     : PackageKit provides a distribution neutral interface to manage software packages. It provides a system wide daemon that performs tasks like refreshing the cash, updating, installing and removing software independetly from the user interface. By default, PackageKit uses PolicyKit for user authentication. This allows to specify with fine-grained control what your users can and cannot do.

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-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash