PackageKit
A D-BUS abstraction layer that allows the user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API. (by hughsie)
menulibre
MenuLibre is an advanced menu editor that provides modern features in a clean, easy-to-use interface. (by bluesabre)
PackageKit | menulibre | |
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16 | 14 | |
235 | 177 | |
1.3% | - | |
8.8 | 8.7 | |
11 days ago | about 1 month ago | |
C | Python | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
PackageKit
Posts with mentions or reviews of PackageKit.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-25.
- "pkcon update" with option "-y" causes "Fatal error: Failed to obtain authentication."
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Discovery gives "The PackageKit daemon has crashed" error suddenly (Arch)
The PackageKit crash is a problem in PackageKit itself. You'll want to get a sybolicated backtrace of the crash and submit a bug report to https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/issues/.
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I updated a Tumbleweed installation almost 2 years old without a single hiccup
The original patch author described another issue from locked packages being installed as a recommends dependency. https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/pull/557
- Fedora Package Management
- Is PackageKit any good and are there alternatives?
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Anyone know why PackageKit blocks Zypper while updating it's cache?
PackageKit-backend-zypp is weird. Some logic is delegated to libzypp so it's however libzypp supports/implements a feature, OTOH some logic requires the PK backend to reimplement. If it doesn't it results in issues like this one https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/pull/557. I don't think this approach is reliable.
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I fianlly managed to repair my openSUSE installation (took me 2 days)!
The source code.
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Arch Repos and Gnome Software
ALPM integration is not a direct Arch project and done by third party on an as available basis. It might get improvements it might not. It does look quite active https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/commits/main/backends/alpm FWIW but in general Arch isn't really designed with these things in mind. The other bigger distributions also invest/used to invest a lot of time for package descriptions and the like while explicitly and primarily relies on the appstream database for information which may or may not be up to date.
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How fundamentally different is Fedora vs Debian ?
I think what OP is using for updates is the gnome software application which is based on the more general packagekit framework (KDE's discover uses the same framework). And one feature of packagekit is the ability to install updates at shutdown (Sorry, can't find a better link in a quick search)
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Does GNOME Software remove dependencies after uninstalling an app?
Luckily, that's on track to finally being fixed. It's been fixed in PackageKit and should only be a matter of time before GNOME Software picks it up: https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/pull/526
menulibre
Posts with mentions or reviews of menulibre.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-09.
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Menulibre regressions
So, that being said, if you have issues, bugs, suggestions and apparent gripes, I would strongly recommend you file reports either with your specific distribution who is responsible for packaging menulibre (i.e. not Xfce) or [open up an issue with Menulibre directly instead of bitching about it here.
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.desktop files become unhidden after updates
The GUI application menulibre can also be used for this process. It's in the AUR
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Help
Is this what you did to install RuneLite/get your account hacked? I've not heard of "menulibre" but upon checking its GitHub page it seems legit...
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App ideas for GNOME (GTK4) Vala?
You could take some inspiration from MenuLibre or Alacarte. It would be great to see a modern alternative that follows the GNOME Design Principles and uses GTK4+libadwaita.
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Anyone know why PackageKit blocks Zypper while updating it's cache?
I also use MenuLibre to create a shortcut to stop and start PackageKit. I hope the bug gets fixed soon.
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What beautiful Linux apps deserve more "marketing attention" for lack of a better term?
Menu Libre/ Menu Editor : Slick GUI app for editing your app icons, names etc.
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Where's the AppData??? (CrossOver for ChromeOS)
You can then use MenuLibre (sudo apt install menulibre) to add a shortcut to the launcher.
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[Mock-up] App Metadata Editor by Tobias Bernard
The mock-up is setting up Workbench as an example of app metadata editing. Ultimately this conceptual tool works like MenuLibre but for AppStream metadata XML files (those *.appdata.xml thingies) instead of XDG desktop files.
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What is the best way to edit the categories in the application menu?
Using Pop!_OS 21.10, everything pretty much is left as default except I am using Dash to Panel and ArcMenu. I am currently using the "Plasma" menu layout option in ArcMenu which shows apps you've pinned and allows you to view apps organized by catergory. I'm unsure what the best way to organize each of the menu categories is, however. I have used MenuLibre in the past, but I get weird behavior on Pop!_OS. Here is an example - what is shown in the "Systems Tools" category does not match what I have set via MenuLibre:
- My experience daily driving Linux as a beginner.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing PackageKit and menulibre you can also consider the following projects:
dnfdragora - dnfdragora is a dnf frontend based on libyui abstraction
subdownloader - Download and upload subtitles with ease!
yumex-dnf - Next Generation of Yum Extender using DNF as backend
appeditor - Edit application menu
svntogit-community - Automatic import of svn 'community' repo (read-only mirror)
gtk3-mushrooms - Patches to bring back a traditional experience for GTK+3
paru - Feature packed AUR helper
imgur-screenshot - Take screenshot selection, upload to imgur. + more cool things