KPackageKit

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Et grafisk værktøj til at håndtere dine pakker

Hovedtræk

• Manages installation and un-installation of packages
• Manages package updates
• Can be searched by package-name, description, or included file name
• Supports filtering on
  • Installed or available
  • Free or non-free
  • End-user or development
  • Graphical or text-only
• Can be viewed in package groups

Installing packages

Hvis du kender pakkens navn så skal du blot skrive dette i søgelinjen - som standard søges der efter navn.

Note

Søgning går langsomt, da pakkedatabasen skal tilgås - både din lokale kopi og databasen for hvert arkiv. Du vil opdage, at arbejdet går langsomt mens dette står på.

Antag nu, at du har brug for foreslag til passende pakker. I så fald vælger du Find ved beskrivelse. Skriver du eksempel "flaac" i søgelinjen og vælger Find ved beskrivelse, så bliver du præsenteret for alle de pakker, som har at gøre med brugen af flaac-filer. Installerede pakker viser et gråt X (som bliver brugt, hvis du vil fjerne noget) og tilgængelige pakker har en grå nedadpegende pil.

Således ser du en liste af relevante filer. Klikker du på en af dem, så åbnes et panel med en beskrivelse af filen (Forstør billedet ovenfor for at se dette og brug så din browsers Tilbage-knap for at komme hertil igen). Der er tre andre valgmuligheder for visning - en liste af filer inkluderet i pakken, en liste af afhængigheder (som vil blive håndteret automatisk, hvis du vælger at installere pakken)

Håndtering af afhængigheder

and a list of applications that depend upon the package you choose.

The dependencies of a package

Having found the application that is best for you, click on the down-arrow and you will see both the package icon and the action icon become active. Click OK, and your package will be installed.

Updating your packages

The second section lists any packages for which updates are available. As before, the repos and your installation are queried, so there is a delay. When the list is created, it is presented in groups.

Available updates are grouped

Again, dependencies are resolved when you agree to the download.

Configuration Options

The Settings Page

The third and final section of KPackageKit is the Settings page. Here you can set the frequency of checking for updates, according to your need. The default is Daily, but for an ultra-secure site you could choose Hourly, and for a lightly used one you can have Weekly or Monthly frequency.

Next is whether you want updates to be installed automatically. A nice touch is to be able to say that security updates should be automatically installed, but no other packages.

The next choice is whether you want the tray icon to notify you of available updates, and whether it should tell you when large jobs are finished.

The final section lists all the repos you have set up. Here you can enable or disable individual repos.

The Tray Icon

Finally, the tray icon can give you some information while your install or upgrade is progressing.

Right-click on the Tray icon

Here you can see the progress of your batch of updates or installs. A simple hover over the icon gives you a percentage reading of the job.