Version 1.9.1 (2020-01-15)
- The filter in the file selection box called from "Install package
from local file" has been modified from "*.pkg.tar.xz" to
"*.pkg.tar.*". As a result, both packages with file extensions
".pkg.tar.xz" and ".pkg.tar.zst" are shown in the file selection
box.
Version 1.9.0 (2018-07-08)
- Possibility to call "pacman-optimize" has been removed because
pacman also does not provide it anymore.
- "gksu" has been removed from option "runasroot" because "gksu" has
been removed from the Arch linux repositories
- "vte" has been replaced with "vte-2.91" in option "terminal".
Version 1.8.0 (2017-10-22)
- Corrections to the predefined templates for the "terminal" option:
- roxterm was removed because it currently does not work wel
with tkPacman
- The template for konsole was corrected
- A template for qterminal was added.
- The help text for this option was corrected accordingly
- The runasroot option "sudo" now also works in KDE without having to
modify the sudo configuration in an awkward way. The help text was
modified accordingly.
- The AUR PKGBULD file now uses a Makefile. I thank Alad Wenter for
showing me how to set up a Makefile.
Version 1.7.0 (2016-09-12)
- The option "fontincrement" has been added. It saves the font size
used by tkPacman.
- Correction in the help text: the hyperlink to "Partial upgrades
are unsupported" has been corrected.
Version 1.6.1 (2015-10-13)
- The button "Check Upgrades" was renamed to "List Upgrades".
- tkPacman no longer calls the pacman script "checkupdates" but
provides the same functionality by setting up a temporary copy of the
package database at /tmp/tkpacman, where /tmp/tkpacman/local is a
symbolic link to /var/lib/pacman/local, and by calling:
fakeroot -- pacman --sync --refresh --dbpath /tmp/tkpacman
pacman --query --upgrades --dbpath /tmp/tkpacman
This gives the user more feedback on the progress than 'checkupdates'
which hides all feedback on the progress from pacman.
- The parsing of /etc/pacman.conf was completely rewritten. Up to now
it is used by tkPacman to get the list of sofware repositories and
the value of DBPath (default /var/lib/pacman).
Version 1.6.0 (2015-09-27)
- The button "Resync Database", which called 'pacman --sync --refresh',
has been replaced with a button "Check Upgrades", which calls
'checkupdates'. I would like to thank Alad Wenter for pointing out
to me that 'pacman --sync --refresh' is unsafe in the sense that it
increases the risk for a "partial upgrade". See also the pacman wiki
on the Archlinux website. The help text of tkPacman has been updated
accordingly.
- For the time being, the call to 'checkupdates' is preceded by
setting LANG=en_US.UTF-8. This is necessary now to work around a bug
in 'checkupdates' for the Dutch locale. See
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/46405
- The template for the terminal 'lxterminal' has been removed. I
have noticed that if an lxterminal is already running outside
tkPacman, lxterminal returns control to tkPacman immediately, even
before the command '%c' has started. Therefore, I can no longer
recommend it for use with tkPacman.
- The template for the terminal 'roxterm' was modified. The option
'--separate' was added to it. This was necessary to prevent it form
reusing the process of another already running roxterm.
- A new menu item was added to the Pacman menu:
"Optimize pacman database". It calls 'pacman-optimize'.
- The Dutch translation of "repository" was changed from "depot" to
"archief".
Version 1.5.0 (2014-04-13)
- The action 'Clean cache' in menu 'Pacman' now offers the choice
to clean up all packages or only the ones that are no longer
installed.
- The statement 'Defaults env_keep += "HOME"' which was recommended
in the help text for configuring 'sudo' has some undesired effects.
The help text has been changed accordingly. If you are using
tkPacman in KDE, it is probably better to use 'kdesu' instead
of 'sudo' and to remove the offending statement form /etc/sudoers
by calling 'visudo'.
Version 1.4.0 (2014-01-03)
- tkPacman now also remembers packages marked for installation or
removal across mode switches (from 'Available packages' to
'Installed packages' or vice versa).
- It is possible to mark packages for removal if there are already
packages marked for installation or vice versa.
- When the 'Apply changes' button is pressed, first the packages
marked for removal are removed and then the packages marked for
installation are installed.
Version 1.3.1 (2013-11-29)
- Ticket number 5. tkPacman crashes on startup in most non-English
locales. Solved in procedure parseFirst in main.tcl.
Version 1.3.0 (2013-11-2)
- Important error messages are not printed to stderr, but are stored
in internal memory and can be viewed by pressing the 'Errors' button
on the toolbar. Additionally, the 'Errors' button's icon changes
from gray to red when new errors have occurred. This has been done
to help new users who propably don't know what is happening when
the 'terminal' or 'runasroot' options are calling uninstalled
programs.
Version 1.2.0 (2013-10-30)
- tkPacman now remembers packages marked for installation or
removal across filter changes. Only when the user changes from
'available packages' to 'installed packages' or vice versa,
the pending operation has to be applied or forgotten.
- There is a new filter called 'Marked' which lists all marked
packages in one view.
- Templates for terminals 'xfce4-terminal' and 'konsole have been
added for option 'terminal'.
- Template for 'kdesu' has been added for option 'runasroot'.
- The file chooser has been slightly improved.
- Option 'tmpdir' can also be changed with the file chooser.
- Help text for option 'tmpdir' has been added.
- General help function has been added under menu Help -> Display help.
- The problem of ugly background colour differences under KDE has
been solved.
Version 1.1.0 (2013-10-23)
- Filter 'upgrades' now uses 'pacman --query --upgrades' instead
of "pacman --sync --sysupgrade --print --print-format %n". Thanks
to Fabien Coutant (see ticket nr 2 on sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/p/tkpacman/tickets/2/).
- The option 'sudo' has been replaced with a more flexible 'runasroot'
option which makes it possible for the user to choose an alternative
authentication program such as gksu. Thanks again to Fabien Coutant
(see ticket nr 3 on sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/p/tkpacman/tickets/3/)
- The warning message for filter 'upgrades' now appears in the lower
text pane instead of in a popup window.
- The way 'sudo' is used has been improved. tkPacman provides a
grapphical helper for getting the user's password. Because sudo
is now called directly from tkPacman, sudo's feature of caching
the user's password during a certain time (default 5 minutes) now
also works in the context of tkPacman.
Version 1.0.6 (2013-09-23)
- Informative message when using filter 'upgrades' has been added.
Version 1.0.5 (2013-09-10)
- First stable release
- Clean pacman cache has been added
- Some corrections to Dutch translation
- Small optimisation of 'refreshPackageList'
Version 1.0.b4 (2013-09-05)
- Some corrections for Dutch translation
- When possible, filter stays active on mode switch.
- Small improvements of help text for option terminal.
- Cleanup of code.
Version 1.0.b3 (2013-09-02)
- Modified procedure for finding URL in info. The original procedure
relied on a text search for "URL : ". This did work for locale
nl_NL.UTF-8, but not for locale en_GB.UTF-8 and probably neither
for many other locales. The new procedure just looks for "http://"
or "https://".
- Icon was modified again.
version 1.0.b2 (2013-09-01)
- Dutch translation has been added
- New button on toolbar for "Local Package"
- New icon
version 1.0.b1 (2013-08-25)
- First beta version of tkPacman.
