aptdaemon | transaction based package management service | Mehr ... |
Aptdaemon allows normal users to perform package management tasks, e.g. refreshing the cache, upgrading the system, installing or removing software packages. . Currently it comes with the following main features: . - Programming language independent D-Bus interface, which allows to write clients in several languages - Runs only if required (D-Bus activation) - Fine grained privilege management using PolicyKit, e.g. allowing all desktop user to query for updates without entering a password - Support for media changes during installation from DVD/CDROM - Support for debconf (Debian's package configuration system) - Support for attaching a terminal to the underlying dpkg call . This package contains the aptd script and all the data files required to run the daemon. Moreover it contains the aptdcon script, which is a command line client for aptdaemon. The API is not stable yet. |
python-aptdaemon | Python module for the server and client of aptdaemon | Mehr ... |
python-aptdaemon-gtk | Python GTK+ widgets to run an aptdaemon client | Mehr ... |