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[linus.cl]

Hello!

The Puppy package updater is out!

Try it out!

You only have to run the bashscript in updatepuppy.tar.gz!

Don't worry! You have to wait some time when the puppy update manager is loading!

Description
The Puppy package updater updates all packages that are avaible in the repos of ppm.

The GUI is working with Xdialog.

I hope It'll be enjoy you!

Write if it works!

Thanks!

Changelog
Version 1: initial version

Version 2: I've added a progressbar. A bug is fixed now: The packages will be installed with petget.

Version 3: I've added a gtkdialog main window. You can choose the packages to install now.

[ASRI éducation]

[ASRI éducation]

This first version is interesting.

I started the test, but I have not installed any update because I would choose the updates to install (if I understand correctly, the utility does not allow it).

For users, it would be interesting to add a Help button.

Regards

[Jasper]

Hi linus.cl,

Using Precise 5.6 with your code to update my 5 data bases (which I hadn't done for many months) it took at most 10 seconds from a click start to the small screen shot.

Clicking OK produced the larger screen shot.

I trust all is as expected.

My regards and thanks

[linus.cl]

[linus.cl]

[Jasper]

Hi linus.cl,

Thank you for your helpful explanation.

This time, when I reached the very long list of packages which could be automatically updated en bloc - I found the list to be most informative and impressively interesting, but, for now, I chickened out of the full update (though I may just set up recovery precautions so I can finalise my trial - I'll report back if I do that).

My regards

[linus.cl]

Update Puppy 2 is out! I've add a progressbar. A bug is fixed now: The packages will be installed with petget.

Download the newest version at the first post.

Does somebody know how to add a checkbox to the program??

Thanks

[Jasper]

Hi linus.cl et al,

This is a terrific idea, but, I believe, it needs refining.

I suggest that, at least for now, testers have a back-up.

Importantly, I did not find a way to stop the final process which seemed to want to install everything regardless of my actions.

Unimportantly, the progress bar shot to 20%, then after long gap went to 60% then after a few more minutes to 100%.

My regards

[linus.cl]

[bigpup]

[bigpup]

Using Update Puppy 2

Used it on a fresh full install of Slacko 5.7.
Slacko 5.7 was basically the way it comes, with nothing added or changed.

For the most part the Update Puppy seemed to work.

However, it did list some updates that did not seem to be updates to files or programs.

Example:
These are the same version that are already in Slacko 5.7

Galculator 1.3.4
Linux_firewall 2.0rc9-puppy2

There may be more, but those two stood out on the list.

The other thing was when I let the program install the updates.
Seemed to me that it tried to install stuff that was not on the original list of available updates. Also they where not newer versions of the program.

Example:
The one I noticed was pMusic.
The one that comes with Slacko 5.7 is pMusic V4.2.8
Update Puppy 2 wanted to install pMusic V2.6.7

In Slacko 5.7 "Puppy Package Manager" one of the repositories is the puppy-noarch.
That is where pMusic V2.6.7 is listed.

[8-bit]

As per bigpup's post, it seems that an updater wanting to install an older version of an application over a newer version of the same application goes against what an updater is supposed to do.
Also, adding a feature to be able to select what applications to update from the list would be good.
Puppy is supposed to allow the user control of their system and any updating application that takes that choice away to me is counter productive.

[bigpup]

I posted about this program in the Woof-CE forum.

Need to read the comments posted there.
http://woof-ce.26403.n7.nabble.com/Puppy-package-update-manager-td704.html

Example:

[xanad]

A contribute:

updatepuppy.sh gettetextized (little change at line 38 - quote problem)
updatepuppy.sh.pot
updatepuppy.sh.mo - italian