diff --git a/src/server/DispatcherParsing.cpp b/src/server/DispatcherParsing.cpp
index 49c04f1..0f6039f 100644
--- a/src/server/DispatcherParsing.cpp
+++ b/src/server/DispatcherParsing.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ QJsonObject Dispatcher::CreateDispatcherEventNotification(QString ID, QJsonObjec
     namesp = "sysadm"; name="update";
     //No special parsing here: the pc-updatemanager output should be available as-is
     args.insert("update_log",cLog);
+	  
+	  
+  // == sysadm/pkg ==
+  }else if(ID.startsWith("sysadm_pkg")){
+    namesp = "sysadm"; name="pkg";
+    //most pkg commands have no special parsing the pkg output should be available as-is
+    args.insert("pkg_log",cLog);
+    args.insert("action", ID.section("-",0,0).section("_pkg_",-1) ); //so the client/user can tell which type of pkg action this is for
+    if(ID.section("-",0,0)=="sysadm_pkg_check_upgrade"){
+      if(isFinished){
+	bool hasupdates = !cLog.section("\n",-1,QString::SectionSkipEmpty).contains("packages are up to date");
+	args.insert("updates_available", hasupdates ? "true" : "false");
+      }
+    }
   }
 	
   //Now assemble the output as needed
diff --git a/src/server/globals-qt.h b/src/server/globals-qt.h
index 0f5b927..5440fb5 100644
--- a/src/server/globals-qt.h
+++ b/src/server/globals-qt.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QQueue>
 #include <QRegExp>
+#include <QUuid>
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QHash>
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
index 12ddb85..4fbd4bd 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ QStringList PKG::pkg_search(QString repo, QString searchterm, QString category){
     while(query.next()){
 	found << query.value("origin").toString(); //need the origin for later
     }
+  if(found.isEmpty()){
+    //Expand the search to names containing the term
+    q_string = "SELECT origin FROM packages WHERE name LIKE '%"+searchterm+"%'";
+    if(!category.isEmpty()){ q_string.append(" AND origin LIKE '"+category+"/%'"); }
+    QSqlQuery q2(q_string);
+    while(q2.next()){
+	found << q2.value("origin").toString(); //need the origin for later
+    }
+  }
   if(found.isEmpty()){
     //Expand the search to comments
     q_string = "SELECT origin FROM packages WHERE comment LIKE '%"+searchterm+"%'";
@@ -275,12 +284,23 @@ QJsonArray PKG::list_categories(QString repo){
 	//qDebug() << " - could not be opened"; 
 	return QJsonArray(); 
     } 
+  //Get all the pkg origins for this repo
+  QStringList origins;
+    QSqlQuery q_o("SELECT origin FROM packages");
+    while(q_o.next()){
+	origins << q_o.value("origin").toString(); //need the origin for later
+    }
+  //Now get all the categories
   QString q_string = "SELECT name FROM categories";
     QSqlQuery query(q_string);
     QStringList found;
     while(query.next()){
 	found << query.value("name").toString(); //need the origin for later
     }
+    //Now check all the categories to ensure that pkgs exist within it
+    for(int i=0; i<found.length(); i++){
+      if(origins.filter(found[i]+"/").isEmpty()){ found.removeAt(i); i--; }
+    }
     if(!found.isEmpty()){ return QJsonArray::fromStringList(found); }
     else{ return QJsonArray(); }
 }
@@ -299,4 +319,129 @@ QJsonArray PKG::list_repos(){
     }
   }
   return QJsonArray::fromStringList(found);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+//=================
+//pkg modification routines (dispatcher events for notifications)
+//=================
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_install(QStringList origins, QString repo){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg install -y %1";
+  if(!repo.isEmpty() && repo!="local"){ cmd = cmd.arg("--repository \""+repo+"\" %1"); }
+  cmd = cmd.arg( origins.join(" ") );
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_install-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_remove(QStringList origins, bool recursive){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg delete -y %1";
+  if(recursive){ cmd = cmd.arg("-R %1"); } //also remove all packages which depend on these pkgs
+  cmd = cmd.arg( origins.join(" ") );
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_remove-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;	
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_lock(QStringList origins){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg lock -y %1";
+  cmd = cmd.arg( origins.join(" ") );
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_lock-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;	
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_unlock(QStringList origins){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg unlock -y %1";
+  cmd = cmd.arg( origins.join(" ") );
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_unlock-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;		
+}
+
+//==================
+//pkg administration routines
+//==================
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_update(bool force){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg update";
+  if(force){ cmd.append(" -f"); }
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_update-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;	
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_check_upgrade(){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg upgrade -n";
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_check_upgrade-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;	
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_upgrade(){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg upgrade -y";
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_upgrade-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;
+}
+
+QJsonObject PKG::pkg_audit(){
+  //Generate the command to run
+  QString cmd = "pkg audit -qr";
+  //Now kick off the dispatcher process (within the pkg queue - since only one pkg process can run at a time)
+  QString ID = "sysadm_pkg_audit-"+QUuid::createUuid().toString(); //create a random tag for the process
+  DISPATCHER->queueProcess(Dispatcher::PKG_QUEUE, ID, cmd);
+  //Now return the info about the process
+  QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("status", "pending");
+    obj.insert("proc_cmd",cmd);
+    obj.insert("proc_id",ID);
+  return obj;	
+}
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
index d33e6ab..2871250 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-pkg.h
@@ -14,14 +14,29 @@
 #include <QSqlIndex>
 #include <QSqlRecord>
 #include <QSqlQuery>
+
 namespace sysadm{
 
 class PKG{
 public:
+	//Information fetch routines
 	static QJsonObject pkg_info(QStringList origins, QString repo, QString category = "", bool fullresults = true);
 	static QStringList pkg_search(QString repo, QString searchterm, QString category = "");
 	static QJsonArray list_categories(QString repo);
 	static QJsonArray list_repos();
+
+	//pkg modification routines (dispatcher events for notifications)
+	static QJsonObject pkg_install(QStringList origins, QString repo);
+	static QJsonObject pkg_remove(QStringList origins, bool recursive = true);
+	static QJsonObject pkg_lock(QStringList origins); 	//local/installed pkgs only
+	static QJsonObject pkg_unlock(QStringList origins); 	//local/installed pkgs only
+
+	//pkg administration routines
+	static QJsonObject pkg_update(bool force = false); 	//update databases
+	static QJsonObject pkg_check_upgrade();			//Check for updates to pkgs
+	static QJsonObject pkg_upgrade(); 				//upgrade all pkgs (use sysadm/updates if possible instead)
+	static QJsonObject pkg_audit();					//List details of vulnerable packages
+	
 };
 	
 } //end of sysadm namespace