To update your packages press the gear button with a clockwise pointed arrow. If updates are available press the upward pointing arrow with a dot on top to install the updates.
To search for a program to install type into the bar at the top that says :guilabel:`search`. If you find something you want to install you can right click and then mark for installation. When the package you want to install has additional dependencies will show up if you think twice about wanting to install you can click the :guilabel:`Cancel` button to not pull in all those dependencies or press :guilabel:`OK` to continue looking for software to install. To apply your changes you can press the green checkbox button that says :guilabel:`Apply Changes` and you will end up entering your password to confirm you want to install and then the package will be installed. To go back to do other changes press the :guilabel:`Back` button. To preview your changes after hitting back press the :guilabel:`Preview Changes` button. If you want to undo the last operation you have done for installing packages press :kbd:`Control+z` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. To get rid of all your marked packages for installation :menuselection:`Edit --> Unmark All`.
To search for a program to install type into the bar at the top that says :guilabel:`Search`. If you find something you want to install you can right click and then mark for installation. When the package you want to install has additional dependencies will show up if you think twice about wanting to install you can click the :guilabel:`Cancel` button to not pull in all those dependencies or press :guilabel:`OK` to continue looking for software to install. To apply your changes you can press the green checkbox button that says :guilabel:`Apply Changes` and you will end up entering your password to confirm you want to install and then the package will be installed. To go back to do other changes press the :guilabel:`Back` button. To preview your changes after hitting back press the :guilabel:`Preview Changes` button. If you want to undo the last operation you have done for installing packages press :kbd:`Control+z` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. To get rid of all your marked packages for installation :menuselection:`Edit --> Unmark All`.
The :guilabel:`Package` shows the package name and a short description of the package. The :guilabel:`Status` shows what the current status of the package is. The :guilabel:`Requested` shows what status you want for the package. To reverse the sort order of packages press the triangle button just to the left of the :guilabel:`Status` column.
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..image:: muon-history.png
On the left hand side of Muon Package Manager there is a :guilabel:`By Category` divider. In this there are many different categories like :guilabel:`Graphics` and :guilabel:`Games and Amusement`.
To view all installed packes on the left hand side of the window under filtered click the divider for :guilabel:`By Status` and select :guilabel:`Installed`. Now in the upper main part of the window will be a window with a scrollbar to see all packages on your system. To show only files that are not installed from the :guilabel:`By Status` divider select :guilabel:`Not Installed`. From the :guilabel:`By Status` divider select :guilabel:`Upgradeable` to see which packages can be upgraded. To see only packages that are broken the filter for :guilabel:`By Status` and select :guilabel:`Broken`. To view which packages that are not isntalled on your system but still have configuration file from the :guilabel:`By Status` divider select :guilabel:`Residual Configuration`. To view packages installed as a dependency and know can be removed from :guilabel:`By Status` and select :guilabel:`Install(auto-removable)`.
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To see what repository a package comes from on the left hand side use the :guilabel:`By Origin` filter on the left hand side. :guilabel:`Ubuntu` shows packages from the official ubuntu repositories.
To see what architecture a package uses use the :guilabel:`By Architecture` filter. To see all architectures use the :guilabel:`All` line. To see common packages see the :guilabel:`Common` for packages common to all architextures. To see 64 bit packages use the :guilabel:`64-bit` line. To see 32 bit packages use the :guilabel:`32-bit`divie.
To see what architecture a package uses use the :guilabel:`By Architecture` filter. To see all architectures use the :guilabel:`All` line. To see common packages see the :guilabel:`Common` for packages common to all architextures. To see 64 bit packages use the :guilabel:`64-bit` line. To see 32 bit packages use the :guilabel:`32-bit`line.
To check for updates in muon press :kbd:`Control + R` or the gear button with an arrow or :menuselection:`Edit --> Check for Updates`. To actually update and install these upgrades fully press the :guilabel:`Full Upgrade` button or :menuselection:`Edit --> Full Upgrade` and then press the :guilabel:`Apply Changes` button. After this a status bar towards the bottom will show how much total progress is on the upgrade. To have an upgrade where packages are not removed press the upwarding point arrow button or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cautious Upgrade`.
