Welcome to this application testing/download page...

I've been planning to offer automated tools for Linux for quite some time, and outside of a few scripts in the past, have not really focused on this project as much as I should.
This is the second app of a new series I'm working on, and I am putting this up for testing for Linspire/Freespire/Debian users.
The goal is to create GUI tools and scripts to eliminate reliance on the command line for newer users. Anyone who has similar concepts, ideas or working scripts can join in and we will start creating a library of these on worldwide mirrors for anyone to freely download and use. They will do one or more of the following:

• Perform a useful function or act as a tool
• Install software including a usable configuration
• Assist with software configuration/installation
• Act as a front end to a custom script or procedure
• Related "wizard" or "automagic" functionality
• Generally be written as an interpreted script (Python, BASH, etc.)
• Include pre-configured desktop icons to run them
• Some will not be cross-distro due to the embedded commands used

This being a pre-release test site, I am targeting a limited audience for now, mostly people I know from the forums, and I wouldn't broadcast this URL.

On to this app - This is called "Package Aide" for Debian. This will only work on any Debian-based distros, you should already have Python installed, but you will need to (most likely) go to CNR and get the tiny package "python-tk" to run this. For Debian, use apt-get install python-tk

It also requires the Konqueror File manager/browser. If you use KDE, this should already be there (i.e. Linspire, etc.)

Changelog: Version 0.5
Version 0.5 is supplied by the link, as of 7PM (EST) 20 June 2006

- no known issues, has been heavily tested, typos removed, etc., by myself the past week.

This app has similar functionality to many of the functions in Synaptic,
adding several unique tools and features, and can be run from a desktop icon. It has a very user-friendly interface and also focuses on manually downloading .debs
There are a lot of "one-click" button tools and reference functions,
also a quick "pinning" method for installed apps.
All functions, including connecting to outside sites, are launched from the interface.
This app must be run as root, as it is a heavy sysadmin/sysconfig-type app.



Download pkgaide.py (right-click and "save target as"). When you have it, it must be copied into /usr/local/bin.

pkgaide.py

Download PKG-AIDE.desktop (this is the desktop icon to run the app), be sure to put it in your /root/Desktop folder, and you should have a clickable desktop icon to start the app.

PKG-AIDE.desktop

To run from the command line, without the icon, type this in a console:

python /usr/local/bin/pkgaide.py

Good luck with it, more apps and content to be added soon.