For what is PackageKit.service?

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Hi!

For what is PackageKit.service?

Is it important to have it activated?

Do I need it to get updates via Synaptic Package Manager or to run an operating system?

I asked because of this:

sudo systemctl status packagekit

[sudo] password for user:
● packagekit.service - PackageKit Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/packagekit.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)

Jun 11 14:48:45 user systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Jun 11 14:53:50 user PackageKit[12891]: daemon quit
Jun 11 14:53:50 user systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM
Jun 11 14:53:50 user systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Succeeded.
Jun 11 18:30:56 usersystemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Jun 11 18:30:56 user PackageKit[28574]: daemon start
Jun 11 18:30:56 user systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Jun 11 18:36:01 user PackageKit[28574]: daemon quit
Jun 11 18:36:01 user systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM
Jun 11 18:36:01 systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Succeeded.

Active: inactive (dead) :-/ when it's not active I want completly
disable it.

Will it have serious consequences if I turn it off?

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Hi Mate2go,
Think not, but I don't know why you'll have to kill, because increase system performance, specially in GUI updates:
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/pk-intro.html

3

@ Tim,

I disabled PackageKit.service now because it's not running and its dead.

sudo systemctl stop packagekit
sudo systemctl mask packagekit

Disable apt integration:

sudo dpkg-divert --divert /etc/PackageKit/20packagekit.distrib --rename /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20packagekit

Rebooted, tested my programs (GUI's) and so on. Compiz is working, Synaptic (Updates) is/are working.

I fail to see the difference from before.

My system runs stable without PackageKit.service.

I only use APT/SynapticPackageManager.

This is enough for my purposes.

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Tweaking, but not mutilating. Ubuntu Mate is a long and very professional team project. Most of things you could meet deep inside for years haven't been there for nothing. So I'm pretty sure you know what your are doing, and is perfect. Only think comes to my mind is:
"Continue at your own risk"