Alle sabato 31 gennaio 2009, Nick Shaforostoff ha scritto: > On Saturday 31 January 2009 13:04:21 Valerio Passini wrote: > > Alle sabato 31 gennaio 2009, Nick Shaforostoff ha scritto: > > > I'm afraid KPackage is maintained no more, > > > and I suggested removing it from kdeadmin upstream. > > > > > > What makes KPackage UI better then the one of Adept (or anything else) > > > for you? > > > > kpackage is the application I was behaved to when I wanted to get a list > > of packages and a description of them. > > apt-cache search <regexp> > I have it aliased to be 'as <regexp>' under root. > alias as='apt-cache search' > > plus apt-cache show > > > Another important reason why I liked kpackage was the ability to browse > > the installed packages and even the single files. > > list packages: dpkg -l <globexp> | grep II > list files: dpkg -L <package> > also see apt-file. > > > It was very handy to check for README's, configuration samples and so on. > > It was a matter of clicking on the file and having it displayed in > > konqueror, in kwrite or inside ark. That is why I consider it more useful > > than synaptic. Another feature that I liked is the ability of kpackage of > > displaying at a quick glance any missing file in a package. > > there is a command line expression somewhere for that. googlable. > > > Last but not least I have > > translated its documentation :) and I'm sorry to see kpackage > > disappearing. > > Well, I'm translator myself. A lot of docs bevome obsote with KDE4. > > > BTW if it's supposed to remove kpackage, I agree that I should use > > something different like adept (I tried it a long time ago and I didn't > > feel a good impression from it, but now things have changed for good). > > Anyhow adept is still missing the features I had mentioned above. I hope > > to have answered to your question. > > Yes. thank you for the desired features list.
I agree almost on everything except the fact I would like to use GUI because it's simpler. I had to learn apt because was a basic tool in Debian, but I dream the day when I could forget about it. Anyhow, adept too is no more maintained, you can read why here: http://web.mornfall.net/adept.html Are you involved in some way with a development of a package manager for Debian? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kde-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
