upk-ng

unnamed package manager - next generation, a simple package manager written in python

features

• databases: uses sqlite3
• packages: compressed with .tar.xz, lossless and better packages
• simple: built with simplicity in mind
• python: built in python

building

upk-ng buildUtil is a simple script written for easy compilation/packaging of the upk-ng package manager make sure you have the dependencies to use buildUtil

dependencies

• nuitka: required for compiling the package, install with pip
• python: required for nuitka and the package itself
• bash: for running buildUtil
• ccache, distcc: optional for speeding the compilation times

compilation

1. compile using buildUtil

./buildUtil.sh build <version> <release> <maintainer>

tip: you can put your own version, release and maintainer, probably you already noticed it

this will compile upk-ng to the output/ directory

2. package the build you should put in version and maintainer the same you put in the first step

./buildUtil.sh package <version> <maintainer>

3. bootstrap the package install it to your system, or to a different root using the compiled upk from output/, as root

./output/upk install-local ./upk-ng-<version>.upk <root>

is optional

installation

bootstrap the precompiled upk from the main repo (run all commands as root)

python ./src/upk.py addrepo main https://juanvel4000.serv00.net/upk-ng/main
python ./src/upk.py update
python ./src/upk.py install upk-ng

checkpoint/rollback

checkpoint

this is a mechanism that allows to snapshot the current version of a package to restore it later if it starts causing problems, this is useful when installing a nightly/development version of a package

usage

upk checkpoint <package> # create a checkpoint

tip: replace with --all to create a checkpoint of every available package in the system

rollback

rollback allows to restore a snapshot created with checkpoint

usage

upk rollback <package> [version]

• [version] is optional, it will rollback to the latest checkpoint if not specified
• you can also replace with --all to rollback all packages, specifing [version] will not change anything if the package is set to --all note: rollbacking a version will delete the checkpoint you rollbacked it from, so be careful when to rollback it

updating

this is the only way to update upk-ng (for now) (run commands as root, this assumes you already have the main repository)

git clone https://github.com/juanvel4000/upk-ng
cd upk-ng/src
python upk.py update
python upk.py install upk-ng

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stools

upk-servertools is a repository manager written in python, it is an easy way to manage Release files if you maintain a repository

installation

ensure you have the main repository (as root)

upk addrepo main https://juanvel4000.serv00.net/upk-ng/main
upk update

install the stools package

upk install stools

configuration

if you dont want to type your repository folder everytime you open stools you can create a file called .stools.env in your home directory with these contents

[stools]
folder = <folder>

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