Apper

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Et grafisk værktøj til at håndtere dine pakker

Hovedtræk

Håndterer installation og afinstallation af pakker

Håndterer opdatering af pakker

Du kan søge på pakkens navn, dens beskrivelse eller på navne på inkluderede filer

Understøtter filtrering efter
- Installerede eller tilgængelige pakker
- programmer til almindelig brug eller til udvikling

Visning af pakker i grupper

Installation af pakker

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 "flac" i søgelinjen og vælger Find ved beskrivelse, så bliver du præsenteret for alle de pakker, som har at gøre med brugen af flac-filer. Installerede pakker er markeret med til venstre for pakkenavnet.

Apper's main window showing a description of the selected package

So - you have a list of suitable files. Click on one of them and a panel opens giving you a description of the file. Clicking the More... you get three other options to display - a list of files included in the package, a list of dependencies (which will be automatically handled if you choose to install) and a list of applications that depend upon the package you choose.

Apper's main window showing package dependencies

When you click on a package a button turns up to the right of it. If the package is not installed already you will see an Install button; clicking it will mark the package for installation. If the pagkage is already installed you will see a Remove button; clicking it will mark the package for removal.

Having found the application that is best for you, click the Install button. Now, when you click the Apply button your package will be installed.

Updating your packages

On Apper's main page you click the Updates icon to open the settings page to check, if any package installed by Apper needs updating. As before, the repos and your installation are queried, so there is a delay. Again, dependencies are resolved when you agree to the download.

Configuration Options

On Apper's main page you click the and select Settings to open the Apper settings page.

In the General settings 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.

Note

In the Software Origins tab you can configure the repositories used by Apper. More information on this tab is needed.