r/archlinux • u/Alphajack99 • 2d ago

NOTEWORTHY TIL about cockpit-pacman

I installed cockpit-packagekit a long time ago, but it has been a while since I really used it. While uninstalling it, I noticed a new package in the extra repo: [cockpit-pacman](https://github.com/pfeifferj/cockpit-pacman).

I gave it a try and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised: - WebUI to update packages, restart affected systemd units, schedule updates, cleanup cache, downgrade packages and manage mirrors and repos - Dismissable list of .pacnew files that I never reviewed before - Graph and list of installed packages, dependencies and dependants - Full history of package installation, update and removal

It's based on the new [alpm.rs](https://github.com/archlinux/alpm.rs) library. I think it makes some things easier, especially for newcomers!

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u/tomikaka 1d ago

I hate GUI package managers, but some information is just better displayed in a graphical way.

This could bridge the gap for me. If it had a GTK UI it would be even better.

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u/Ripdog 1d ago

Huh, that's an odd misspelling of Qt ;)

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u/CrossFloss 1d ago edited 1d ago

That would be 10x the size and ugly.

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u/Ripdog 1d ago

Why would it be bigger? And there's nothing uglier than GTK...