Introduction

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# Chapter 1. Introduction

KPackage is a GUI interface to the RPM, Debian, Slackware and BSD package managers. It is similar in some ways to GLINT. KPackage is part of the K Desktop Environment and, as a result, it is designed to integrate with the KDE file manager.

# 1.1. New

- KPackage-2.1

  - New popup for installing/uninstalling with list of packages and integrated terminal window

  - Use PTY's for talking to programs

  - Debian APT handling

  - RPM 4 support - bero

  - Add options panel for which package handlers to use

  - Option for using either ssh or su for calling privileged programs

  - add --remote option

  - Ignore Debian packages with only conf-files installed

- KPackage-2.0

  - Only support Qt™2/KDE2

  - Only support RPM3

  - Replace multiple select mode with Shift+Control+leftMouse button

  - Use `QTextBrowser` widget for package properties display

  - List dependencies as links to other packages

  - Add Debian distribution site handling

  - change toolbar to use XML config, add configure toolbar option

  - Use tab bar for selecting package display

  - Don't write empty entries to config file

  - Add subdirs - Matthias Mohr `<MMohr@SysDesign-EDV.de>`

Toivo Pedaste

`<toivo@ucs.uwa.edu.au>`

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