2009 Richard Hughes
&date;
pk-debuginfo-install 1
&package; Debugging Packages Installer
`&package;` `--help` `--verbose` `--simulate` `--no-depends`

## Description

This manual page documents briefly the `&package;` command.

`&package;` is the command line client for installing debuginfo packages.

## Why do I need debuginfo packages?

When a program crashes, it's often useful to send the developer a backtrace which contains symbol names and variable contents, rather than memory addresses. To make this possible, extra packages called debug packages can be installed.

## Options

This program follows the usual &gnu; command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

`--help`

  Show summary of options.

`--noninteractive`

  Do not be interactive and skip the confirmation before the packages are installed.

`--verbose`

  Show extra debugging information.

`--simulate`

  Don't actually install any packages, only simulate what would be installed.

`--no-depends`

  Do not scan for, or install dependencies of the core packages.

`--quiet`

  Do not display information or progress to the terminal.

## Return values

`0`

  Success, at least one package was installed

`1`

  Failed with miscellaneous internal error.

`3`

  Failed to get software sources list.

`4`

  Failed to enable software sources.

`5`

  Failed as nothing to do.

`6`

  Failed to find dependent packages.

`7`

  Failed to install.

`8`

  Failed to disable software sources.

## See Also

`pkmon` (1). `pkcon`(1).

## Author

This manual page was written by Richard Hughes richard@hughsie.com.