Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

[sithlord48]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

just installed the ppa, with muon 1.0.1 its already better then the stock kpackagekit.

apt-get from the CLI is better than kpackagekit!

Muon is an amazing app. The more so given the short period of time it has been 'available.' John is to be highly commended for an amazing application.

Yes i agree its very nice, im going to use it for my manager from now on. (can i remove kpackagekit some how and make, the checking for updates kpackagekit normally would?)

one more request can we get a "Save Package State" option it will save the status of every package to a file so if i reinstall i can use "read markings" to reinstall all my software

[kapil]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

just installed 1.0.1
nice app..though i m not purist. but nice to see a kde software mgmt app
gooooooooood work

[Fintan]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

one more request can we get a "Save Package State" option it will save the status of every package to a file so if i reinstall i can use "read markings" to reinstall all my software

That would be sweet

[The Liquidator]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

Very nice

I had already uninstalled kpackagekit but have now removed synaptic too. Just adept and muon now.

[thiagoaderaldo]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

Hi Guys,

Pleasures for the new package maneger for KDE! Muon is fantastic. A great job! Go ahead. Keep walking.

[kapil]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

purged synaptic through muon
Muon has become my primary package mgmt software.

i am using muon 1.0.1 with kde 4.4.2
a small bug.
in main window which displays Package, Status and Requested, it sorts only by Package name, and not Status or Requested.
when i click on Status, the list should be sorted by Installed and Not installed segregated, but it just sorts by Package alphabetically and reverse alphabetically.

i filed a bug using muon->Help->Report Bug.
i hope it is correct procedure.

[MoonRise]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

I do love Muon. Really sheds some light on packages, dependencies and conflicts. Which brings me to this question. What is the difference between the KWIN package and the kde-window-manager package? They both call themselves KWIN and for KDE4 at some point but yet they conflict with one another. I also saw where Aurorae is affected as an individual package with kde-window-manager installed.

[JontheEchidna]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

"kwin" was the old package name for KWin, the KDE window manager. Debian renamed the package to "kde-window-manager", since at the time KWin was often confused with Kwin4, a connect-four type game that has since been renamed to KFourInLine.

The "conflicts" and "replaces" status for KWin is part of the transition process to the new package, to prevent file overwrite errors on upgrades.

In the case of Aurorae, it used to be packaged separately as kwin-style-aurorae, before it was included as an official part of KDE. It is now in the kde-window-manager package, and the two packages must conflict each other because they would both contain the same files. (And cause file overwrite errors.)

[MoonRise]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

"kwin" was the old package name for KWin, the KDE window manager. Debian renamed the package to "kde-window-manager", since at the time KWin was often confused with Kwin4, a connect-four type game that has since been renamed to KFourInLine.

The "conflicts" and "replaces" status for KWin is part of the transition process to the new package, to prevent file overwrite errors on upgrades.

In the case of Aurorae, it used to be packaged separately as kwin-style-aurorae, before it was included as an official part of KDE. It is now in the kde-window-manager package, and the two packages must conflict each other because they would both contain the same files. (And cause file overwrite errors.)

Ahhhhh..... That make since. Thanks!

[MoonRise]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

Did my update to 4.5.1 with Muon. Very Nice!!!

[sithlord48]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

i just started mine... i don't like how after i checked up for updates it didn't tell me what updates i had, untill i had pressed the full upgrade button (i was expecting a popup dialog if it was elsewhere in the gui i missed it). the right side of the status area during download is nice (X to download, Y space to be used).

i also will be using this as my default manager. when (if) this will make it in to the main repos?

[JontheEchidna]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

The amount of upgradeable packages are in the status bar. (The full upgrade button is only pushable when there are updates, in addition.)

Muon is already in the official repositories for 10.10.

[Snowhog]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

Muon is already in the official repositories for 10.10.

8)

[JontheEchidna]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

Just looked at that. Yes, that is a wonderful feature. I think that this has already been asked for, but if it hasn't...

When you click on any package, four tabs: Details, Technical Details, Dependencies, and Changes List provide you with good information. But I've always wanted to know from what repository the package was from. Yes, with the use of the Origin view you can figure it out, but you have to click on each of the repositories to find out. I'd like to see a fifth tab - Origin - that would contain this information.

Muon is, and I'll say it again, as have others, an outstanding application, the more so given how new it is. Rarely do we see such a feature rich and (near fully) developed an application released for use as Muon. Great job John. Absolutely great!

I added origin info in the Technical Details tab just for you. <3
[img width=400 height=233]http://i.imgur.com/S2GBn.png[/img]

Will be available when Muon 1.1 is released. (Dunno when that will be yet, though...)

[Snowhog]

Re: Introducing Muon, a new Package Manager under Development by a Kubuntu Dev

I added origin info in the Technical Details tab just for you. <3

Will be available when Muon 1.1 is released. (Dunno when that will be yet, though...)

[blush] Well, how about that!? Thank you.