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Post subject: Small Package search GUI without install-function: kio-apt
 Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 06:57 PM
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Here is a neat little thing I found.
It is a search-gui for packages without any install or upgrade options, so users don't get tempted.
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apt-get install kio-apt
then navigate your konqueror to apt:/
you can search the package database on- and offline and it also makes nice summary pages with the infomation from apt-cache policy and apt-cache show. as sidux means using apt maybe this could be included in the next release (if not already in!) to provide a search- and info- gui without dangerous functions that could break things.
Please discuss kio-apt only here and don't turn it into another "why apt?"-thread! |
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Last edited by zulu9 on Aug 26, 2007 - 12:33 AM; edited 1 time in total
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Post subject: RE: Small Package search GUI without install-function: kio-a
Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 09:23 PM
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Hi Zulu9
That is pretty COOL thanks.
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Post subject: RE: Small Package search GUI without install-function: kio-a
Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 09:35 PM
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| now that is a really nice tool, thx for sharing |
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Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 10:37 PM
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| Well I went to install kio-apt only to find I already have it installed and never knew. Interesting... |
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 12:03 AM
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Very useful! Many thanks  |
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 12:05 AM
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| Very cool, already had it installed. Never knew what it did. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Small Package search GUI without install-functio
Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 01:23 AM
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Small Package search GUI without install-functio
Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 01:46 AM
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Small Package search GUI without install-functio
Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 02:03 AM
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A little more info on kio-apt:
Description: an apt-cache ioslave for KDE
kio-apt is an ioslave which provides the apt:/ protocol. It
integrates apt-cache functionalities into Konqueror, making
browsing the packages easier. It provides:
- apt-cache search: apt:/search?expression
- apt-cache show: apt:/show?package . The show? target
prints the policy too.
- apt-cache policy: apt:/policy?package
Homepage : http://lpnotfr.free.fr/
Very cool tool, thank you zulu9 for bringing this neat tool to everyone's attention. |
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 02:12 AM
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| And this should DEFINITELY be part of future sidux releases by default |
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 02:20 AM
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shame wrote:
And this should DEFINITELY be part of future sidux releases by default
The feedback I got so far (here and on IRC) looks like this will be the case, at least for the kde-full flavors. |
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 02:28 AM
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Posted: Aug 26, 2007 - 08:43 AM
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This incredible cool little thingy might be the key to get people staying away from synaptic, kpackage, adept, aptitude & friends. Very nice!
By the way, look around for other kio extensions. Many of them are very helpful:
Code:
# apt-cache search kio-
kdebase-kio-plugins - core I/O slaves for KDE
kdemultimedia-kio-plugins - enables the browsing of audio CDs under Konqueror
kdepim-kio-plugins - KDE pim I/O Slaves
kdesdk-kio-plugins - subversion ioslave for KDE
kdesvn-kio-plugins - subversion I/O slaves for KDE
kio-apt - an apt-cache ioslave for KDE
Greetings,
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Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 06:51 PM
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| Nifty! And they want us to switch away from konqueror?! They have to be crazy. Who would want to give this up? |
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Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 07:09 PM
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| I'd assume all the kio-slaves work in dolphin as well |
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