packages-tool

A simple packages tool for loading and unloading packages to your Raspberry Pi (supported model)

Use the packages tool

Use this command to install the packages tool onto your Pi:

git clone https://github.com/Raspberry-Pi-Software/packages-tool && cd packages-tool && sudo bash install;

Use this command to remove the packages tool from your Pi:

cd packages-tool && sudo bash uninstall;

Usage

The packages tool provides APT-like functionality for managing Raspberry Pi Software packages:

rpisft [command] [package]

Available Commands:

• install <package> - Install a package from the Raspberry Pi Software repository
• add <package> - Alias for install
• uninstall <package> - Uninstall an installed package
• remove <package> - Alias for uninstall
• delete <package> - Alias for uninstall
• update - Update the package list from GitHub
• upgrade - Upgrade all installed packages
• force-upgrade - Force upgrade all packages (skips pre-uninstall scripts)
• list - List all installed packages
• search <term> - Search for available packages matching the term

Examples:

# Install a package
rpisft install device-manager

# Update package list
rpisft update

# List installed packages
rpisft list

# Search for packages
rpisft search gpio

# Upgrade all packages
rpisft upgrade

# Uninstall a package
rpisft uninstall device-manager

Available Packages:

The tool automatically fetches packages from the Raspberry-Pi-Software organization on GitHub. Use rpisft update to see the current list of available packages.