I'm and end user working for end users.
My main use case is end user desktops.
Which isn't user-friendly.
Well, I'm just automating what people currently have to do manually : visit GitHub and download DEB and install DEB.
If the automated process would be dangerous then the manual process also would be, and that would be on the maintainer for not providing an APT repository or a Flatpak, not on the user for just downloading from GitHub.
Why the OOP structure and syntax ? Sorry but it makes it difficult to read for me even in my own language 😅
I didn't know there was one, that's interesting, thanks.
Updates must still be delayed because of being third-party though.
I'd be willing to implement additional features for people who are extra careful about security.
Could you please explain what does this consist in ?
Thanks
What's a FIFO ?
I've also looked into VFS but found nothing I'd have the skills to implement. 😅
I'll look into it, thanks !
Discord not automating downloads of DEBs is one of the reasons motivating me to do this.
Personally I need the desktop client because I mod it with plugins that are so useful that I can't do without these anymore.
Alternatively, there are third-party repositories here and here.
There still is delay between Discord releases and repository updates so I still believe dynapt to be the better solution.
Thanks !
Thanks, and agreed !
Fortunately, copy/pasting works and you only have to do it once.
Yeah, I don't have the skill for this. I'd be very happy if someone else would make this, but if not then I'm sticking to HTTP.
In an APT package OMG 😂
I found an online version though, which I would never have found through my search engine (and on a site that doesn't even support HTTPS) 😅
Looks like difficult reading too 😭
Thanks anyway.
Sorry to ask
Don't be. I would love to know that an existing and more experienced program does what mine does.
I've been looking for it myself for a long time before deciding to build it.
isn’t this basically the same thing as apt-cacher-ng?
Here's what I'm reading :
Apt-Cache-ng is A caching proxy. Specialized for package files from Linux distributors, primarily for Debian (and Debian based) distributions but not limited to those.
A caching proxy have the following benefits:
- Lower latency
- Reduce WAN traffic
- Higher speed for cached contents
+------------+ +------------+ +------------+ | Apt Client | <------+ Apt Cache | <------+ Apt Mirror | +------------+ +------------+ +------------+
So, not the same thing.
It locally mirrors existing repositories containing existing packages, it doesn't locally create a new repository for new packages from standalone DEBs.
I don't know anything about RPMs, but if you or anyone is familiar with it then perhaps !
local repo with
file://
scheme
With that, I couldn't trigger a download when apt update
is ran, I could only do a cron, i.e. a delay, that I do not want.
custom apt-transport
I thought about that, but found no documentation on how to do it. If you have any, I'm interested.
Even just finding documentation on how to generate DEBs and APT repository metadata files was very hard.
Thanks !
Thank you for your appreciation !
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On Debian-based distros, when an app is available as a DEB or an AppImage (that doesn't self-update), but no APT repository, PPA or Flatpak, the only option is to manually download each update, and usually manually check even whether there are updates.
But, what if those would be upgraded at the same time as everything else using the tools you're familiar with ?
dynapt is a local web server that fetches those DEBs (and AppImages to be wrapped into DEBs) wherever those are, then serves these to APT like any package repository does.
I started building it a few months ago, and after using it to upgrade apps on my computers and servers for some time, I pre-released it for the first time last week.
The stable version will come with a CLI wizard to avoid this manual configuration.
Feedback is welcome :)
Je vais au lit bien avant l'heure de dormir (voire j'y passe la journée), car c'est un second bureau pour moi : travailler, faire l'administratif, planifier mes journées suivantes, etc...
Mais quand c'est le moment, j'éteins le PC portable, je lance de la musique douce sur mes enceintes via mon téléphone, puis n'y touche plus jusqu'au lendemain.
Sans musique en revanche, j'm'endors pas.
Hi,
On KDE neon 6 using Wayland, OBS 30.1.2 is black when trying "Screen Capture (PipeWire)" or "Window Capture (PipeWire)", when launching from terminal, the following line stands out : > error: [pipewire] Error retrieving pipewire fd: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying
When asking the OBS community, I'm told :
> Sounds like a broken PipeWire and/or xdg-desktop-portal install. That would be a question for your distro's support channels
What to do ?
Thanks
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SOLVED : the xdg-desktop-portal
package crashes since v1.18.3 (see issue report), so downgrading it fixes this.
Hi,
> KDE neon is a Linux distribution built on top of the latest Ubuntu LTS release (22.04 at the moment) > > — KDE neon
Since 22.04 no longer is the latest Ubuntu LTS, is KDE neon now based on 24.04, or is it still based on 22.04 ?
It would be nice to have this info in About this System, so we wouldn't be in doubt.
Thanks
Since it just checked for updates already, hence the notification...
Thanks
Hi,
After offline updates, KDE neon shows the GRUB menu, despite being otherwise disabled.
How to prevent that ?
Thanks
Hi,
Despite my keyboard layout is French AZERTY, the virtual keyboard Maliit keeps using the QWERTY layout.
How to fix this ?
Thanks
Hi,
My login screen is almost unreadable at 100% scale. How to make it apply the 175% scale that I set in Display Configuration that works after logging in ?
Thanks
Hi,
When triggering the Show clipboard items at mouse position action, the popup appears behind windows on which keep above other windows is enabled.
How to fix this ?
Thanks
Hi,
Maliit is selected in virtual keyboard settings, it shows up when using a KDE app like Dolphin or Konsole, but it doesn't show up when using a non-KDE app like VLC or Discord.
How to fix this ?
Thanks
Hello, Firefox has a [profiles](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles) feature, but isn't easy to use like Chromium's. As it fits LivreWolf's goal, it would be nice to improve this feature's usability for end users. Thanks
![Improve profiles UX](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3bd9ecdd-b2ba-4f83-9f1a-212b1091e421.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Hello,
Firefox has a profiles feature, but isn't easy to use like Chromium's.
As it fits LivreWolf's goal, it would be nice to improve this feature's usability for end users.
Please upvote my feature request on Codeberg if you agree.
Thanks
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