Package management in Fedora 9

To manage packages from the command line in Fedora 9, there are two options available: first, you could continue to use the yum command which is still present. The second option is to use the PackageKit command-line tool, pkcon, which works a lot like the yum command but which interfaces with the PackageKit service.

Like yum, pkcon accepts a subcommand and arguments. Here are some of the more common uses and the closest corresponding yum command:

pkcon command	yum command	description
pkcon search name pattern	yum list pattern	lists packages with names containing pattern (note: with yum it's necessary to specify wildcard astrisks if required.).
pkcon search details pattern	yum search pattern	lists packages with details (including description) containing pattern
pkcon install packageId	yum install packagename	installs the designated package
pkcon install-file filename	yum localinstall filename	installs the designated RPM file, resolving dependencies through yum repositories as required
pkcon update-system	yum update	update all packages on the system for which updates are available
pkcon update packageId	yum update packagename	update only the specified package
pkcon get description packageId	yum info packagename	get detailed information on the specified package
pkcon get depends packageId	yum deplist packagename	display dependency information for a package

Since pkcon queues requests with the PackageManager service, it does not ask for confirmation before proceeding with an installation or removal (which is the default behavior for yum). However, you do have the option of adding the -n option to the command line to enqueue a request without waiting for it to complete.