pkg

Documentation

Overview

Package pkg handles basic operations in the management of packages in operating systems.

Important

If you are going to use a package manager different to Deb, then you should check the options since I cann't test all.

TODO

Add managers of BSD systems.

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Index

• func Detect() (PackageType, Packager, error)
• type PackageType
• type Packager
  • func New(p PackageType) Packager

Functions

func Detect

func Detect() (PackageType, Packager, error)

Detect tries to get the package manager used in the system, looking for executables in directory "/usr/bin".

Types

type PackageType

type PackageType int

PackageType represents a package management system.

const (
	Deb PackageType = iota + 1
	RPM
	Pacman
	Ebuild
	ZYpp
)

type Packager

type Packager interface {
	// Install installs a program.
	Install(...string) error

	// Remove removes a program.
	Remove(bool, ...string) error

	// Purge removes a program and its config files.
	Purge(bool, ...string) error

	// Clean erases downloaded archive files.
	Clean() error

	// Upgrade upgrades all the packages on the system.
	Upgrade() error
}

func New

func New(p PackageType) Packager

New returns the interface to handle the package manager.