PkDesktop: PackageKit Reference Manual

## PkDesktop PkDesktop — Find desktop metadata about a package |

## Functions

PkDesktop * | pk_desktop_new ()
gboolean | pk_desktop_open_database ()
GPtrArray * | pk_desktop_get_files_for_package ()
GPtrArray * | pk_desktop_get_shown_for_package ()
gchar * | pk_desktop_get_package_for_file ()

## Types and Values

#define | PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_DATABASE
#define | PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_APPLICATION_DIR

## Description

Desktop metadata such as icon name and localised summary may be stored in a local sqlite cache, and this module allows applications to query this.

## Functions

### pk_desktop_new ()

    PkDesktop *
    pk_desktop_new (void);

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

Since: 0.5.3

### pk_desktop_open_database ()

    gboolean
    pk_desktop_open_database (PkDesktop *desktop,
                              GError **error);

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

#### Parameters

desktop | a valid PkDesktop instance |
error | a GError to put the error code and message in, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if opened correctly

Since: 0.5.3

### pk_desktop_get_files_for_package ()

    GPtrArray *
    pk_desktop_get_files_for_package (PkDesktop *desktop,
                                      const gchar *package,
                                      GError **error);

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

#### Parameters

desktop | a valid PkDesktop instance |
package | the package name, e.g. "gnome-power-manager" |
error | a GError to put the error code and message in, or `NULL` |

#### 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!.

[transfer container][element-type utf8]

Since: 0.5.3

### pk_desktop_get_shown_for_package ()

    GPtrArray *
    pk_desktop_get_shown_for_package (PkDesktop *desktop,
                                      const gchar *package,
                                      GError **error);

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

#### Parameters

desktop | a valid PkDesktop instance |
package | the package name, e.g. "gnome-power-manager" |
error | a GError to put the error code and message in, or `NULL` |

#### 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!.

[transfer container][element-type utf8]

Since: 0.5.3

### pk_desktop_get_package_for_file ()

    gchar *
    pk_desktop_get_package_for_file (PkDesktop *desktop,
                                     const gchar *filename,
                                     GError **error);

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

#### Parameters

desktop | a valid PkDesktop instance |
filename | a fully qualified filename |
error | a GError to put the error code and message in, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

package name, or `NULL`

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

Since: 0.5.3

## Types and Values

### PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_DATABASE

    #define PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_DATABASE		LOCALSTATEDIR "/lib/PackageKit/desktop-files.db"

The default location for the database

### PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_APPLICATION_DIR

    #define PK_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_APPLICATION_DIR "/usr/share/applications"

The default location for the desktop files