Bug#605133: RFP:Muon is a package manager based on QApt
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Hello!
I have found in a network the application which is the manager of .deb-
packets for graphic environment KDE.
Project objective Muon — to become convenient and multifunctional graphic
means of operation with software packages.
The developer of project Jonathan Thomas [ echidnaman@gmail.com ] ,among the
main possibilities already implemented in the manager of packets Muon Among
the main possibilities already implemented in the manager of packets Muon
marks:
- Powerful and intuitive enough interface;
- Fast and exact search of packets with index usage apt-xapian and retrieval
algorithm Synaptic;
- Support of a filtration of packets under the status and a category;
- Support of change of carriers (with repositories);
- Support of adjustment of packets by means of system debconf;
- The prohibition of setting "doubtful" (untrusted) packets or an output of
appropriate warnings (depending on adjustments APT);
- Usage PolicyKit for performance of the actions demanding raised privileges;
- Correct passage in a waiting mode in load time, setting and removals of
packets;
- Support last ChangeLog for a package;
- Screenshots of packets.
Screenshots with Muon are in operation published in a blog of the developer
http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/introducing-qapt-and-the-muon-
package-manager/
Packets with the first versions Muon for Kubuntu can be found on launchpad.net.
https://edge.launchpad.net/~echidnaman/+archive/qapt/
I very much would want that this application was supported by community debian
and was in debian repository.
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