Xo-get
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XO-Get is a very simple package-installer / manager, used for installing, testing and removing activities for / on the xo-laptop and emulators.
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About xo-get
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Usage
Installation of xo-get
wget http://xo-get.olpc.at/xo-get.py chmod u+x xo-get.py
Update the xo-get repository database
./xo-get.py update
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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
Repositories
Newer versions of xo-get (>1.0) use a central repository (xml), which is synced daily with the sub-'repositories'. Advantages of this structure are
- 'xo-get update' will not break on changes in the repositories
- supplying with filesizes and system-names (which sometimes differ from the wiki-names)
- much less traffic on updates
- backup repositories
Repository Listing:
It's possible to add / change repositories on request (mail). Also, any ideas for further developments are welcome!
Bugs / Issues
Please file a ticket for any bug you find to the 'xo-get' component here: http://dev.laptop.org/newticket
Feature Request / Wishlist
Improvements
- Position Quit-button the standard way / use the Toolbar
- Better Installation and Removal Feedback
- Auto-Refresh, Refresh with graphical representation
- Bigger Scrollbars / Autoscroll on KeyDown
- Less scrolling: Wrap Description, Changable width of columns
- Better "Information": Icon, Version Number
- Highlight Activities without checking
- Hide Apply Button after Installation (which does nothing)
- Change the "Close" button label to "Show List". "Close" currently implies closing the application given the current context of the application and the full screen dialog box.
- checkbox for showing version #.
- Legend.. what the heck does the (*) mean ???
- Group activities by, and alpha sort list (Allow collapsible groups)
- Base pre-installed, non-removable
- Installed Activities
- Groups of packaged activities, such as GCompris
- Arrow keys
- Left/Right - scroll left/right
- Up/Down - scroll up/down
- Remove all custom packages, [Button] (except of course xo-get :)
New Features
- Self-Update screen for the GUI
- Preferences
- where to save files
- clean old .xo's
- GUI: Install .xo from disk / usb
- Button for 'check for Activity updates' (compare installed versions with versions available)
- Button for 'update all'
- Add entries for installed activities in the Journal for a common deletion/removal mechanism.
Changelog
- 1.2.3: Switched to one central repository, lots of minor fixes
Contributors
Author
- Chris Hager (chris at linuxuser dot at)
Testering
- Jaume Nualart
- ixo - testering as much as I can. Submitted bug reports.
If you have ideas *and* some spare time: contact us! This project is open for anyone :-)
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