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Package Manager
Posted:
Jul 2nd, '11, 19:33by andre
I would like to suggest a change in package manager.
A total progress bar should be added, so you would know the overral progress, not only the current file progress.
It would be nice to have a button to see the command line of whats happening while package manager installs (like synaptic has), but it is not a priority.
Re: Package Manager
Posted:
Jul 3rd, '11, 08:29by dubigrasu
It would be nice to have a button to see the command line of whats happening while package manager installs (like synaptic has), but it is not a priority.
You can start Rpmdrake from console and watch the progress there.
Eventually you can drag the "
Install & remove software" from the menu to the Desktop or panel and edit the icon so that in the
Application >
Advanced options tab "Run in terminal" box is checked.
Or edit it from the Menu directly, your choice.
The closest thing to the "
button" you want is the
Display logs from MCC (up left)
Options, but it doesn't show that much.
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 3rd, '11, 09:22by wobo
While there is a progress bar only for the single packages (download and install) you have numbers indicating the total progress (5/15 tells that the current package is the 5th of a total of 15 packages). This may help to see where you are.
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 3rd, '11, 09:56by Max
wobo wrote:While there is a progress bar only for the single packages (download and install) you have numbers indicating the total progress (5/15 tells that the current package is the 5th of a total of 15 packages). This may help to see where you are.
While that may be true, not all packages were created equal.
I could have finished 13/15 packages and still be only 20% complete.
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 3rd, '11, 10:09by doktor5000
If i remember correct there is an overall progress bar, when gurpmi installs some packages in the background,
like from harddrake2, you have only a small, really broad window. It tells the overall progress in percent,
the current package progress and which package from how many is currently being installed. The overall
percentage was also really accurate, so rpmdrake should be able to do that.
Re: Package Manager
Posted:
Jul 3rd, '11, 15:35by andre
Well, I know I can see the progress and all the info in terminal, I haven't used urpmi many times, but in my previous distros I would use apt-get, so I don't even need to start rpmdrake. I just like the way Synaptic presents the installation info, so I'm suggesting something like that. Like I said, it's not a priority.
The total percent of the download/installation is something that would be useful for newbies, who may be afraid something is not working. That is something I think it is a priority.
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 3rd, '11, 18:02by doktor5000
andre wrote:The total percent of the download/installation is something that would be useful for newbies, who may be afraid something is not working. That is something I think it is a priority.
Well, at least there is a progress bar at all. I don't think this is a priority, cosmetics should never be a priority.
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Re: Package Manager
Posted:
Jul 4th, '11, 11:10by ahmad
andre wrote:I would like to suggest a change in package manager.
A total progress bar should be added, so you would know the overral progress, not only the current file progress.
It would be nice to have a button to see the command line of whats happening while package manager installs (like synaptic has), but it is not a priority.
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 4th, '11, 18:43by isadora
andre wrote:I would like to suggest a change in package manager.
A total progress bar should be added, so you would know the overral progress, not only the current file progress.
It would be nice to have a button to see the command line of whats happening while package manager installs (like synaptic has), but it is not a priority.
Today i touched the following site, and made me remind your question:
http://opendesktop.org/content/show.php?content=122783Don't have any experiences on it, but maybe something to check?
Like to hear about your evaluation, that is, if you might decide to test.
Re: Package Manager
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Jul 5th, '11, 10:48by andre
Isadora, I don't really like to clutter my desktop with plasmoids, but thanks for the tip.
Doktor5000, I think it's not just cosmetic, new users are always afraid something is broken (I know many of them) and that will surely help.
Since there's a bug report on the subject, I guess the dev's will look at it.