
Apper
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
Apper is the KDE interface for PackageKit (aka KPackageKit)
Apper is able to manage packages, applications and updates in a cross-distribution way thanks to the PackageKit project. Providing Linux users a single application that they can learn and use in whatever distribution they are.
Hope you enjoy Apper, and please report bugs, make wishes so we can improve this application.
BUGS goes to bugs.kde.org
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IMPORTANT:
Apper itself can do nothing without PackageKit.
So have it installed before.
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INSTALLATION
Well now that you decide to install it. Be careful :D no warranty is given..
Requirements:
AFTER INSTALLING LOGOUT AND LOGIN SO KDED CAN LOAD THE Apper PLUGIN.
(also, make uninstall #from your old build dir)
PackageKit >= 0.8.5
KDELibs headers of Kde4
KDEWorskpace
KDE >= 4.3
Compiling:
- $ cd Apper # where you extracted it
- $ mkdir build && cd build
- $ cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/ # you must install in /usr otherwise KDE won't find it
- $ make
- $ su
- # make install
Enjoy :)
dantti
9 years ago
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agodumov
9 years ago
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dovidhalevi
9 years ago
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dantti
9 years ago
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cyberconan
9 years ago
Tanks for your excellent work!
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dantti
9 years ago
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snakebite
9 years ago
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ctown
9 years ago
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dantti
9 years ago
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ctown
9 years ago
I really do prefer Apper over Muon Software Center. I especially like Apper's Updater. I really like how the Updater lists applications first and then lists the other packages that need to be updated. Also, I like how each application has its own icon in the updater. Nice touch!
However, one thing I find very misleading in Apper is the "Pending Changes" screen. Say for example if I would want to install Abiword. I would request Apper to install it. I would then click on the "Pending Changes" button to see that the only pending change is the installation of Abiword. Clicking on "Apply" reveals that there are many more pending packages to be installed. Not only that, it's contained in a pop-up! I think the "Pending Changes" screen should act more like Apper's Updater, where the packages that contain applications are listed first, followed by the other packages to be installed.
Sorry if this sounds like a complaint, it's just a suggestion. Either way, I find Apper to be the best package manager available for any distro!
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dantti
9 years ago
Best
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KjaB
9 years ago
You should definitly continue your project and improve it. I don’t know if this is possible but I saw Ubuntu package management has rating and comment function (I think) and this would really be nice for KPackagekit, or Apper how it is called soon hopefully :)
So we have a “Linux Market Place” and THIS is what people know from their smartphones and definitly want on their desktop.
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dantti
9 years ago
But don't worry Apper is going to be developed and improved further, currently it's the only Package manager available to all major distros out there (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSuse and more).
keep an eye on my blog soon I'll be posting news about the new features and the feature of Apper.
Best.
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00link00
9 years ago
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dantti
9 years ago
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mambasoft
9 years ago
Currently I have it set to check for updates every hour but if I go to the history page it says the last cache update was more than two hours ago. I've been testing this for over a week waiting for whole days without success.
If I run 'pkcon refresh' everything works fine, the kpackagekit icons suddenly appear in the tray bar.
Thanks for your help!
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dantti
9 years ago
Thanks.
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HelderC
9 years ago
Would be great if it notify the user about the dependecies and not just mark them.
I'm using the KPackagekit on Ubuntu 10.04, sorry if this feature already was done.
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dantti
9 years ago
If you want to see them all the time go to KPackageKit settings and check "Show confirmation Dialog when installing/updating"
Best.
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Contrast
9 years ago
Thanks, by the way, for all your work on KPackageKit. It's given me faith that I might see the day Kubuntu's package manager is on par with Ubuntu's. :D
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dantti
9 years ago
Thanks
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lumitoro
9 years ago
Apply filters to the current view/search.
Great work, by the way.
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g35kjljkl
9 years ago
Can you fix this icon somehow?
http://img217.imageshack.us/i/kpackagekit.png/
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KjaB
10 years ago
The install-package-name does only accept one package at a time and you cannot suppress the confirmation dialog.
Also there is just this remove by file and not by name. So you cannot just uninstall packages.
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KjaB
10 years ago
“Apper” what a stupid name?!
Man this APP stuff just sucks.
KPackageKit wasn‘t that good of a name but anything with APP is just shit.
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