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[mavrothal]

After 2 months in development the "Version 2" of Puppy Package Manager (PPM) is at the "release candidate" state and ready for wider testing.

The major feature of the new PPM is that it can install or remove simultaneously many packages and their dependencies without any further user input. "With just 1 click".

And of course it has a brand-new UI, curtesy primarily of Zigbert, and a number of configuration options that you may want to explore and configure to your liking.
See a short video with the new PPM in action here to get a feeling of its function.

In addition to package installation, PPM2 provides the option to only download multiple packages with or without their dependencies with just 1 click, and furthermore allows you to define where the packages will be downloaded.

Finally, with PPM2 you can use again petget to install and remove packages from the console without a Desktop running (for example to install that missing video driver)

Of course Puppy is known for its very detailed and interactive UI so a step-by-step installation method reminiscent to the previous PPM behaviour is also available.
And for those that wary if they would like PPM2 at all, PPM with its Classic UI is still there as always functioning as it always had.

PPM2 is compatible with all 5.5+ puppies. From Racy 5.5 to TahrPup 6.0.1, 32 or 64 bit, frugal or full installs!
So install the ppm_auto pet and enjoy.

The pet also includes Zigbert's libstartdust that provides the required UI elements from the current woof-CE.

Please report success or failure here so by v2.0 with be a true PPM2

Updates log since 1.9.1 (from git log)
b200470 - Version 1.9.1
480b121 - Report correctly at the end in step-by-stem
49c4e0f - Correct reporting in step-by-step with mixed actions
278f6dc - Toggle icon of Uninstall button
18a44c2 - Clean flags on exit so will not inhibit PPM scripts
732af13 - Check DL_PATH only if it exists
5328ba1 - Version 1.9.2
80a24fc - Do not install renamed pets. Produce empty petname.files file
fb1c585 - Petget: do not delete packages if already in /root
01e0826 - Version 1.9.3
b0b694a - Integrate reportwindow.sh to installwindow.sh
107c6a1 - Rename 'install/remove'window.sh to modes.sh
2f2e99e - Editorial changes in reporting
4834311 - Version 1.9.4
61f6905 - Improve progress bar reporting for downloaded packages
4d53edc - Allow pets from older dir2pet to be installed
8e47478 - Do not freeze UI if user forces auto-install
1f32d84 - Allow download or step-by-step if package is installed
afca3bb - Version 1.9.5
b93c65b - Move textdomain earlier. Editorial
fd3bd1a - Specify space errors better
3de455f - Optionally inform of configuration changes at startup
8524a29 - Version 1.9.6
687ddce - Improve status bar reporting
c60049f - Align text in configuration info window
4e3e012 - Try a second download URL before give up
ec7ae9e - Change prompt as we do not always install
fb52d20 - Version 1.9.7
b30653e - Add statusbar info when testing. Remove trailing spaces.
546627d - PPM2; Support for multiple package installation/removal and console operation.(from woof-CE git log)
NOTE: PPM in puppies produced from woof-CE after May 10,2015, is newer and improved in some aspects over the attached pet

Changes that did not make it but you might be interested in:
Use the old ziggy UI in traditional
Add a clear button in the search field
Configurable default mode
Start at the last mode used
No warning if package is installed
Stealth package installation
Warn if deleted file is also installed by other pets
Do not ping Google if we do not check external IP
Configurable checking for service packs
Allow renamed/malformed packages

[666philb]

hi mavrothal,

nearly there!

tahrpup 6.0.1 ... 'auto install' and 'step by step' are working fine but both 'download' and 'download with dependencies' fail 100% of the time with 'no space left on device' error.

this is after clicking on the freememapplet

last version without this error was 1.5

[mavrothal]

[666philb]

booting with no save i get "No space left on device. Exiting"
booting with a save i get "Free space estimation error. Exiting" i also get the 'pup_event_error' message with this one. (it pops up twice)

download folder is default /root
all settings default,

[mavrothal]

[festus]

Hello, mavrothal.

I installed, ppm_auto-1.9.1.pet, last night on LxPupTahr-14.12.1-pae, and when I wanted to check the dependencies of an application through >setup>check dependencies installed pkg, it gave no results. When, ppm_auto-1.9.1.pet, was uninstalled the dep-check worked as usual.


Just wanted to report this behavior.

festus

[MochiMoppel]

Same problem here as 666philb. Installing 2 small packages went well, but then "No space left on device". File /tmp/pup_event_sizefreem exists (contains '887').

[mavrothal]

[mavrothal]

[stemsee]

After installing xdotool, elinks with dependencies, the 'report' listed one missing dependency. It would have been so nice to be able to 'copy' the text from the report rather than having to remember these often non-human memorable names. Just saying.

[mavrothal]

[mavrothal]

New version 1.9.2
See first post for download, changes and fixes.

[bigpup]

PPM version 1.9.2 installed.

Run "Check Dependencies Installed Packages" from menu->Setup.

If you choose a listed item to check.
Select "Check Dependencies" button.
The program window disappears and never comes back.
You see nothing for results of check or anything.

In fact it appears that the program shuts down.
The taskbar, program icon, disappears.
Etc....

Only way to get the "Check Dependencies Installed Packages" window back is to restart it from the menu.

[MochiMoppel]

[mavrothal]