Installing Software with Linux Self Service

How to Install a Package using Self Service

1. Open terminal/command line

2. Type in self-service (you will be prompted for your login password)

   1. self-service without any arguments prints help with a list of options

3. To search for available packages for install, run the command below. This will search for available packages with <package name> in the name or description.

   1. self-service --search <package name>

4. Run the following command to list packages that were installed using self-service

   1. self-service --list_installed

5. To check for and install a package from a standard repository, run the following command. The install will be scheduled to run in the next 30 minutes.

   1. self-service --install <package name> [<package name> ... ]