refresh_cache

Description:

[ Version ( since = "0.5.3" ) ]
public Results refresh_cache (bool force, Cancellable? cancellable, ProgressCallback progress_callback) throws Error

Refresh the cache, i.e. download new metadata from a remote URL so that package lists are up to date.

This action may take a few minutes and should be done when the session and system are idle.

Warning: this function is synchronous, and may block. Do not use it in GUI applications.

Parameters:

this	a valid Client instance
force	if we should aggressively drop caches
cancellable	a Cancellable or `null`
progress_callback	the function to run when the progress changes
progress_user_data	data to pass to `progress_callback`

Returns:

a Results object, or null for error