Xo-get: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:31, 18 January 2008

XO-Get is a very simple package-installer / manager, used for installing, testing and removing activities for / on the xo-laptop and emulators.

News: We are currently working on a PyGTK Graphical User Interface for xo-get (alpha version).

About xo-get

Source (GPL)
dev.laptop.org
Repository: Activities

Supported commands

./xo-get.py update
./xo-get.py list     ['categories' / category_name / 'gcompris']
./xo-get.py search   activity_name / tag
./xo-get.py install  activity_name / activity_file.xo
./xo-get.py remove   activity_name / activity_file.xo / activity_directory
./xo-get.py start    activity_name
./xo-get.py status   ['log']

Explanation:

update	Updates the Database
list	Lists installable Activities
search	Searches for tags, names, descriptions
install	Installs the given Activity
remove	Removes an Activity
start	Starts Activity
status	List all installed Activities

Usage

Installation of xo-get

wget xo-get.olpc.at
chmod u+x xo-get.py

Installation of xo-get GUI

for now, please use the .xo from dev.laptop.org
soon: './xo-get.py install xo-get'

Usage Examples

List installed Activities

./xo-get.py status

Installing & Removing

./xo-get.py install simcity
./xo-get.py remove simcity

Local .xo files

./xo-get install simcity.xo
./xo-get remove simcity.xo

Name Assistant

Search, list, install and remove activities with typing only the beginning of the activity's/category's name as parameter

List the category "Fun Games":

./xo-get.py list fun

Install CC Licensing Activity:

./xo-get.py install cc

Removing simcity

./xo-get.py remove simc

GCompris

List GCompris activities:

./xo-get.py list gcompris

Install GCompris activities:

./xo-get install gcompris-...

Install all GCompris activities (> 100):

./xo-get install gcompris

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+<table border="0">
-=== News ===
+  <tr>
-We are currently working on a Graphical User Interface for xo-get (with GTK):
+    <td valign="top">__TOC__</td>
-* [[Xo-get/Xo-get-gtk]]
+    <td valign="top" style="padding-left:20px;">
-* Alpha Version: [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=blob;f=xoget.activity/xoget.xo xoget.xo]
+'''XO-Get''' is a very simple package-installer / manager, used for installing, testing and removing activities for / on the xo-laptop and emulators.
+'''News''':
+We are currently working on a PyGTK [[Xo-get/Xo-get-gtk|Graphical User Interface for xo-get]] ([http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=blob;f=xoget.activity/xoget.xo alpha version]).
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
-=== XO-Get ===
-is a very simple package-installer / manager, used for installing, testing and removing activities for / on the xo-laptop.
-'''Installation''':
- wget xo-get.olpc.at
- chmod u+x xo-get.py
+== About xo-get ==
-# [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=blob;f=xo-get.py Source] (GPL)
-# [http://www.olpcaustria.org/mediawiki/index.php/Xo-get/Screenshots Screenshots]
+* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=blob;f=xo-get.py Source] (GPL)
+* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=tree dev.laptop.org]
-# Activity Repository: [[Activities]] (no joke :)
+* Repository: [[Activities]]
-# Source: [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=tree dev.laptop.org]
-# Can install many GCompris Activities
-# Installing via local .xo files or downloaded bundles
-# Removing of any installed Activity
+== Supported commands ==
-# Downloading and storing everything in ~/.xo_get
-# Supported commands:
  ./xo-get.py update
- ./xo-get.py list     ['categories' / category_name]
+ ./xo-get.py list     ['categories' / category_name / 'gcompris']
  ./xo-get.py search   activity_name / tag
  ./xo-get.py install  activity_name / activity_file.xo
- ./xo-get.py remove   activity_name / activity_file.xo
+ ./xo-get.py remove   activity_name / activity_file.xo / activity_directory
+ ./xo-get.py start    activity_name
  ./xo-get.py status   ['log']
+'''Explanation:'''
+: <table border="0"><tr><td style="width:70px;">''update''</td><td>Updates the Database</td></tr><tr><td>''list''</td><td>Lists installable Activities</td></tr><tr><td>''search''</td><td>Searches for tags, names, descriptions</td></tr><tr><td>''install''</td><td>Installs the given Activity</td></tr><tr><td>''remove''</td><td>Removes an Activity</td></tr><tr><td>''start''</td><td>Starts Activity</td></tr><tr><td>''status''</td><td>List all installed Activities</td></tr></table>
-=== Usage ===
+== Usage ==
+=== Installation of xo-get ===
+ wget xo-get.olpc.at
+ chmod u+x xo-get.py
+=== Installation of xo-get GUI ===
+* for now, please use the .xo from [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xo-get;a=blob;f=xoget.activity/xoget.xo dev.laptop.org]
+* soon: './xo-get.py install xo-get'
+=== Usage Examples ===
 '''List installed Activities'''
  ./xo-get.py status
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  ./xo-get remove simcity.xo
-'''Name Assistant'''
+=== Name Assistant ===
-* Search, list and install activities with typing only the beginning of the activity's/category's name as parameter
+* Search, list, install and remove activities with typing only the beginning of the activity's/category's name as parameter
 List the category "Fun Games":
  ./xo-get.py list fun
 Install CC Licensing Activity:
  ./xo-get.py install cc
+Removing simcity
+ ./xo-get.py remove simc