A GTK-based Software Manager that provides a graphical interface for managing packages on an Arch-based system. It integrates with pacman and will eventually include AUR support to install and remove packages directly from the application, with a built-in terminal for transparency.
- Browse available packages using
pacman. - View detailed information about each package.
- Install and uninstall packages.
- Integrated terminal to show package management logs.
- Future support for AUR with warning prompt.
- Basic search functionality (WIP).
- GTK 3
- VTE Terminal
- Arch Linux or any Arch-based distribution (for testing, feel free to use a vm, or request help on the same)
pacmanand optionallyyayfor AUR support
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Clone the repository:
git clone [email protected]:acmpesuecc/Night-Manager.git cd Night-Manager
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Install dependencies (for linux):
sudo pacman -S gtk3 vte3 base-devel
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Compile and run the software:
gcc -o software-manager software_manager.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 vte-2.91) ./software-manager
- Select a package from the list to view its details.
- Use the
Installbutton to install the selected package. - Use the
Uninstallbutton to remove an installed package. - Toggle the built-in terminal to see the
pacmanlogs during installation and uninstallation.
- Issue 1: Terminal output should reflect actual package management operations.
- Issue 2: Remove unneeded or redundant packages from the list.
- Issue 3: UI Enhancements for better user experience.
- Issue 4: Implement actual functionality to install/uninstall packages.
- Issue 5: Include support for installing packages from AUR.
- Issue 6: Show a warning when installing from AUR.
- Issue 7: Add package search functionality (e.g., via
yay -Ss).
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We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute to this project.
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License V3 - see the LICENSE file for details.