
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 :)
paju
10 years ago
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dantti
10 years ago
Probably the current realease that your are looking for? Probably this highlights the changes
http://dantti.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/open-the-package-get-your-application/
best
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MadAGu
10 years ago
Is there any possibility to add AUR support for archlinux users?
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dantti
10 years ago
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mambasoft
11 years ago
packagekitd is running and installation with pkcon works just fine, as it spawns the password dialog provided by polkit-kde. Looking at the sources I find it difficult to understand which service the program is waiting for...can I get some help on this? Thanks!
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skierpage
10 years ago
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dantti
10 years ago
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mambasoft
10 years ago
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dantti
10 years ago
does searching for packages in kpackagekit works?
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mambasoft
10 years ago
About package search in kpk, yes it works and also updates are correctly detected and shown.
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mambasoft
10 years ago
What's interesting is that if I go to "Add and Remove Software" and choose to install the upgradable packages, it works perfectly. This makes me think that it is an interface or configuration problem, but I don't know how to diagnose this as no error or informative message is displayed.
Do you have any hint for me? Thanks!
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dantti
10 years ago
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AshleySheridan
10 years ago
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dantti
10 years ago
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danizmax
11 years ago
Normal users shouldn't be presented with 15 packages when they enter VLC for example.
How the hell should they know what package to install? This is not a power user application nor simple one.
Till you bring back the view by application (http://www.packagekit.org/img/gpk-application-groups.png) that was once in use in the past (by kubuntu) this application will remain useless for most of the people.
So please add the application view to next release.
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dantti
11 years ago
2. If you want to see GNOME packages just click on the combo box and select GNOME desktop.
FYI Both applications have exactly the same functionality.
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danizmax
11 years ago
And I didn't meant to make a bad comment, but I can't understand why the application view is available in gnome, but not in KDE.
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dantti
11 years ago
That screen shot from gnome packagekit is showing the gnome desktop group... just that...
(which also works in kpk)
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danizmax
11 years ago
So how hard would it be to add this feature and is it planned for the future?
It would realy help a lot of people to get used to KDE/Linux.
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Vistausss
11 years ago
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danizmax
11 years ago
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Vistausss
11 years ago
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mirzaD
11 years ago
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bonomme
10 years ago
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24507/
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dantti
11 years ago
for the others it's just not possible for now...
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