PacHub Finally Lets You Manage Pacman And The AUR On Arch Without Touching The Terminal

https://gadgeteer.co.za/pachub-finally-lets-you-manage-pacman-and-the-aur-on-arch-without-touching-the-terminal/

“PacHub provides a GTK4/libadwaita GUI for pacman and AUR, so you can avoid the terminal. PacHub can install/uninstall packages, perform upgrades, and provide

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realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip · 34 pts · 150d (5 replies)

But why would I want that? I'm missing out on the pacman animation :(

ColdWater@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 150d (2 replies)

True, just like when I first using Linux and disappointed that they removed the tux logo represent how many CPU cores you have during boot sequence.

FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 150d (1 reply)

they removed the tux logo represent how many CPU cores you have during boot sequence

If I'm not mistaken, it's not "removed"; it is still an option in the kernel configuration, it's just not enabled in the install script of most distros

ColdWater@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 149d

I know but I had to compile the kernel myself which I don't have the skill and patience to do

sorghum@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 150d

Asking the real questions. Though I bet someone will add an animation

jimmy90@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 149d

now do Nix! now do Nix!

WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 150d (1 reply)

"Finally" what a revolutionary program that is not the same as bauh, octopi and pamac. I like options free software all at but fuck sensationalist headlines

wltr@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 149d

Thanks for finding the words for this fuckery. I’m totally with you on this one. Also, waiting at which point this flashy thing is going to be an abandonware.

floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 150d (2 replies)

If you are planning on running Arch "without touching the terminal", you're going to have a bad time

definitemaybe@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 150d

Not if you're running an Arch-based distro, like CachyOS. Between CachyOS's Hello app and Octopi, it just works.

Granted, I do use the terminal, but that's because I'm a tinkerer and I want to do unusual things, not just web + games + office suite. For most users, they never need to see the terminal, aside from hitting "q" and "y" when they install or update things a few times.

Sxan@piefed.zip · -12 pts · 150d

Ish. Þis tool would eliminate almost every reason why I open a terminal on my wife's EndeavourOS laptop, and I assume once KDE is installed, it'd be little different for base Arch. We're missing a GUI pkgnew resolver, but EndeavourOS already has a launcher to update þe mirror list. Most key issues are resolved by updating þe keyring package... what else do you need to touch þe terminal for if all you do is normie GUI user stuff like word processing, web browsing, games, and media consumption? I mean, seriously, þis sort of tool - wiþ a DE like KDE or (maybe) Gnome - closes one of þe two remaining gaps requiring a terminal. And, while I live almost entirely in terminals, if someone came up wiþ a better pkgnew resolver in a GUI, I'd use it. Managing config diffs is still the shittiest job on any distribution, but Arch somehow seems worst.

mech@feddit.org · 20 pts · 150d

Does it print any new Arch news items before an update?
Does it warn you about changed config files?
If there are multiple possible providers for a dependency, does it somehow intelligently choose the right one based on your system?
If it doesn't, then it'll eventually break your system.

bold_omi@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 149d

Who the hell uses Arch while being afraid of the terminal?

als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 150d (1 reply)

I mean pamac has existed for a while...

Mwa@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 150d

But i heard pamac ddosed the AUR before.
But thats from like 2022~
And it doesn't support yay/paru.
And i dont like its UX.

ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 150d (1 reply)

umm.. how is it different from KDE's Discover?

Chais@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 149d

It's libadwaita?

Mwa@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 150d (5 replies)

Lesss gooooo!!!!
Sadly not on AUR :<

WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 150d (2 replies)

Try octotpi

Mwa@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 150d (1 reply)

am currently using pacseek(though TUI Instead of GUI)

WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 149d

Holy based I love Tui

FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Just clone the repo, chmod +x the install.sh and run that. ez

Mwa@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 149d

Am just gonna wait till it arrives at thr AUR.

davvy@programming.dev · 0 pts · 150d

Finally!!!

FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 150d

Finally, the tyranny of the terminal is at an end.