Functions

Description

This GObject can be used to run a session helper program out of band with the normal PackageKit transaction. This allows an external program such as debconf to be used that needs direct console access.

client ----> packagekit-glib ---> dbus ---> packagekitd ---> apt .------------^ ^ debconf ___________________ (SetHints) | | ___| PkClientHelper __.____.____.______/_.____.____.__/ ^-----|___________________/ (socket in tmp) (stdin & stdout )

------------.------------------/ ------------.---------/ | | user session system context

Functions

PkClientHelper *
pk_client_helper_new (void);

gboolean
pk_client_helper_stop (PkClientHelper *client_helper,
                       GError **error);

gboolean
pk_client_helper_start (PkClientHelper *client_helper,
                        const gchar *socket_filename,
                        gchar **argv,
                        gchar **envp,
                        GError **error);