PackageKitGlib.Desktop¶

Subclasses:: None

Methods¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (37)
Structs:: GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	`new` ()
	`get_files_for_package` (package)
	`get_package_for_file` (filename)
	`get_shown_for_package` (package)
	`open_database` ()

Virtual Methods¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (7)

Properties¶

None

Signals¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (1)

Fields¶

Inherited:: GObject.Object (1)

Name	Type	Access	Description
parent	`GObject.Object`	r
priv	`PackageKitGlib.DesktopPrivate`	r

Class Details¶

class PackageKitGlib.Desktop(**kwargs)¶

Bases:: GObject.Object
Abstract:: No
Structure:: PackageKitGlib.DesktopClass

classmethod new()¶

Return type:: PackageKitGlib.Desktop

NOTE: This method is unused and will be removed next time the library soname changes!

New in version 0.5.3.

get_files_for_package(package)¶

Parameters:

package (str) – the package name, e.g. “gnome-power-manager”

Raises:

GLib.Error

Returns:

string array of results, free with g_ptr_array_unref()

NOTE: This method is unused and will be removed next time the library soname changes!

Return type:

[str]

Return all desktop files owned by a package, regardless if they are shown in the main menu or not.

New in version 0.5.3.

get_package_for_file(filename)¶

Parameters:

filename (str) – a fully qualified filename

Raises:

GLib.Error

Returns:

package name, or None

NOTE: This method is unused and will be removed next time the library soname changes!

Return type:

str

Returns the package name that owns the desktop file. Fast.

New in version 0.5.3.

get_shown_for_package(package)¶

Parameters:

package (str) – the package name, e.g. “gnome-power-manager”

Raises:

GLib.Error

Returns:

string array of results, free with g_ptr_array_unref()

NOTE: This method is unused and will be removed next time the library soname changes!

Return type:

[str]

Return all desktop files owned by a package that would be shown in a menu, i.e are an application

New in version 0.5.3.

open_database()¶

Raises:: GLib.Error
Returns:: True if opened correctly
Return type:: bool

This method is unused and will be removed next time the library soname changes!

New in version 0.5.3.