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| Installing over Xubuntu |
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Posted by: Cedarviola - 11-09-2017, 09:43 PM - Forum: On Topic
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Hi, looking for advice,
I have an older Dell with Xubuntu (Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS), Qt Creator, other utilities and numerous project files.
I would like to clobber, overwrite the existing OS in favor of LL -- AND I want to preserve the projects, Qt etc.
The installation options are a little unclear to me -- The first option says "Erase Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and reinstall". Then there is the option to "Erase disk and install Linux". Both options come with stern warnings about programs and files being deleted.
I've only before used this second option on a different system, which was what I wanted -- clobbering W10 once and for all.
And if I install side-by-side, will Qt still be available from LL? Or should I just backup the projects and install LL afresh?
Jim
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| Install Updates - Yad version |
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Posted by: valtam - 11-08-2017, 02:20 AM - Forum: Linux Lite Software Development
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This an appeal to those who would like to take part in a trial of Install Updates - the Yad version.
- Make a back up copy of /usr/scripts/updates-gui
- Copy the following contents into updates-gui
Code: #!/bin/bash
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name: Linux Lite Updates
# Description: A GUI tool to easily install Updates in Linux Lite.
# Authors: Misko_2083, Jerry Bezencon, gerito1, Ralphy
# Website: https://www.linuxliteos.com
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_APPNAME="Linux Lite Updates" # Application name variable
_MYUPDUSER=$(whoami)
_ICON="/usr/share/icons/Faenza/apps/scalable/synaptic.svg" # Linux Lite icon variable
_UPDATES=$(mktemp /tmp/updateslist.XXXXXX) # Updates log variable
_DATE=$(date +"%A-%d-%B-%Y-%T") # Date variable
_TMPU="/tmp/_updusr"
_PLAIN="/tmp/updateslist.txt"
_LLUPDATES="/var/log/llupdates.log"
if [ ! -f "$_TMPU" ]; then echo "$_MYUPDUSER" > "$_TMPU"; chmod 600 "$_TMPU"; fi
_SVUSER=$(cat "$_TMPU")
# function remove temp files
rm_temp_files() {
rm -f $_SVUSER
rm -f $_TMPU
rm -f $_UPDATES
rm -f $_PLAIN
rm -f /tmp/updateslist.*
}
# function view, save update log
view_save_log() {
_ANS=$(yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --text-info --width="780" --height="400" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" $_APPNAME - Error log" \
--button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Save":0 --filename="$_LLUPDATES" 2>/dev/null); _OPT=$(echo $?)
if [[ "$_ANS" =~ "Copy to clipboard" ]]; then
sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} xclip -selection c "$_LLUPDATES"
xhost local:$_SVUSER > /dev/null 2>&1
export DISPLAY=:0
_NTFYICON="/usr/share/icons/Faenza/places/48/distributor-logo-ubuntu.png"
notify-send -i "$_NTFYICON" 'Updates Log copied to clipboard' "Go to www.linuxliteos.com/forums and paste the log into a new or existing thread." -t 10000
xhost - >/dev/null 2>&1; rm_temp_files; exit 0
fi
case $_OPT in
0) szSavePath=$(yad --center --image=logviewer --borders=15 --title=" Save Updates Log" --width="600" --height="400" --file-selection --filename="/home/$_SVUSER/llupdates.log" \
--window-icon="$_ICON" --file-filter='*.log' --file-filter='All files | *' --save --confirm-overwrite 2>/dev/null)
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} cp "$_LLUPDATES" "$szSavePath"; rm_temp_files; else rm_temp_files; exit 0 ; fi ;;
1) rm_temp_files; exit 0 ;;
esac
}
# Check Internet access
if eval "curl -sk google.com" >> /dev/null 2>&1; then :; else # Prompt ERROR internet connection check failed and exit
yad --center --borders=15 --info --width="320" --height="120" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-ok:1 --title="$_APPNAME" \
--text="\n<b>Your computer is not connected to the Internet.</b> \n \nLinux Lite cannot check for Updates.\nPlease check your internet connection and try again.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null
rm_temp_files; exit 0
fi
# Kill off any package managers that may be running
if [ "$(pidof synaptic)" ]; then killall -9 synaptic; fi
if [ ! -z "$(pgrep gdebi-gtk)" ]; then killall -9 gdebi-gtk; fi
# start dialog - Ask for elevation, else exit
if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --question --width="320" --height="120" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Continue":0 --title="$_APPNAME" \
--text="\nLinux Lite will now fetch the Updates list.\n\nClick <b>Cancel</b> to exit now or <b>Continue</b> to proceed.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null
case $? in
0) pkexec "$0"; if [ "${PIPESTATUS[@]}" -eq "126" ]; then rm_temp_files; fi; exit 0 ;;
1) rm_temp_files; exit 0 ;;
esac
fi
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ];then
# xclip check/ install
if [ -z "$(dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii' | grep xclip)" ]; then
apt-get install xclip -y | yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --progress --pulsate --window-icon="$_ICON" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="320" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME" \
--text="Preparing... please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 2>/dev/null
fi
# Repositories registered
_SLIST=$(grep '^deb ' -c /etc/apt/sources.list)
_SLISTD=$(grep -R --exclude="*.save" '^deb ' -c /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ | grep -c /)
APTUPDATE=$(($_SLIST + $_SLISTD)) # Total of repositories registered, this is approximated
apt-get update 2>&1 | tee "$_LLUPDATES" |
awk -v total=$APTUPDATE '/^Ign|^ Get/{count++;$1=""} FNR { if (total != 0){percentage=int (1000*count/total);print (percentage < 90?percentage:99),"\n#",substr($0, 0, 128) }; fflush(stdout)}' \
| yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width="600" --text="Updating package lists...\n" --text-align center --window-icon="$_ICON" --title="Updating Software Sources - please wait..." --percentage="0" --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --pulsate --auto-close 2>/dev/null
if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then
unset APTUPDATE; rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES
sed -i '1 i\===========================\
Install Updates Error Log\
===========================\
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Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.\
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into\na new or existing thread for assistance.\n\
============ Log ===========\n' "$_LLUPDATES"
sleep 4 | yad --center --borders=15 --image=error --progress --pulsate --window-icon="error" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="380" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME - Error" \
--text="Errors occurred while fetching packages cache information lists.\n\n✔ Retrieving error log, please wait...\n" --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --text-align center 2>/dev/null
view_save_log; exit 1
fi
unset APTUPDATE
# Creates a list in /tmp/updateslist
apt-get --just-print dist-upgrade 2>&1 | perl -ne 'if (/Inst\s([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\s\[([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\]\s\(([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\)? /i) {print "Name: $1 INSTALLED: $2 AVAILABLE: $3\n"}' |
awk '{print NR,":\t"$0}' > $_PLAIN
sed '
s:$::
' $_PLAIN >> $_UPDATES
# Check for available updates; if none then remove /tmp/updateslist.XXXXXX and display up-to-date dialog
if [ -z "$(cat $_PLAIN)" ]; then
rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES
yad --center --borders=15 --image=gtk-info --info --window-icon="$_ICON" --width="260" --height="60" --title=" $_APPNAME" \
--text="\nYour system is up to date.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null
exit 0
fi
# Erase existing available info
dpkg --clear-avail
else
rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES; exit 0
fi
# Call the yad dialog to show update list
yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --text-info --back=#eff1f4 --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Update Now":0 --title=" $_APPNAME" --width="760" --height="400" --fontname="Droid regular 10" --filename="$_UPDATES" 2>/dev/null
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ];then
# Continue script if no halt, remove tmp file and unset variables
rm $_UPDATES; unset _UPDATES
#Begin upgrade
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y 2>&1 | tee "$_LLUPDATES" |
awk ' BEGIN { FS=" "; total=1;end_download=0} /upgraded/ {total= $1 + $3;FS="[ :]" } /^Get:[[:digit:]]+/ {printf "#Downloading %s %s %s\n",$7,$(NF-1),$NF;print int(($2 - 1) * 100 / total);
fflush(stdout)} /^\(Reading / {if (end_download==0){print 100;fflush(stdout);end_download=1}} /^(Preparing|Unpacking|Selecting|Processing|Setting|Download)/ {print "#", substr($0, 0, 128); fflush(stdout)}' \
| ( yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width="600" --window-icon="$_ICON" --percentage="0" --auto-close --text="Downloading package(s)...\nThis may take a while.\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 2>/dev/null;
yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --window-icon="$_ICON" --width="600" --text="Installing and configuring package(s)...\nThis may take a while.\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --pulsate --auto-close 2>/dev/null)
if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then
sed -i '1 i\===========================\
Install Updates Error log\
===========================\
Install Updates could not successfully download and install available updates.\
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.\n\
============ Log ===========\n' "$_LLUPDATES"
sleep 4 | yad --center --borders=15 --image=error --progress --pulsate --window-icon="error" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="320" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME - Error" \
--text="Errors occurred while updating. \n\n✔ Retrieving errors log. Please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 2>/dev/null
view_save_log; exit 0
fi
# Halt updates script if user selects Cancel
else
rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES
yad --center --borders=15 --image=info --info --width="300" --button=gtk-ok:1 --timeout="6" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" $_APPNAME" --text="\nUpdates have been canceled.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null
exit 0
fi
# If Ubuntu base package has been upgraded during Install Updates, /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
llverprnt=$(awk '{print}' /etc/llver)
checkdefplym="/usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth"
if grep -q 0x988592 "$checkdefplym"; then
sed -i "s/^title=Ubuntu.*$/title=$llverprnt/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ;
sed -i "s/black=0x2c001e/black=0x000000/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ;
sed -i "s/white=0xffffff/white=0xffffff/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ;
sed -i "s/brown=0xff4012/brown=0xffff00/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ;
sed -i "s/blue=0x988592/blue=0x000000/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth && update-initramfs -u |
yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width=600 --auto-close --pulsate --text="Updating boot configuration please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar
else
echo " "
fi
PROCEED=$(yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --width="300" --height="80" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" $_APPNAME" --text-align center --window-icon="$_ICON" --button="No":1 --button="Yes":0 --text="\n$_APPNAME completed successfully.\n\nWould you like to view the\n$_APPNAME log?\n" 2>/dev/null ; echo $?)
if [ ${PROCEED} -eq 1 ]; then rm_temp_files; :; else
yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --text-info --width="750" --height="400" --button="Close":1 --button="Save":0 --title=" $_APPNAME - Log" --filename="$_LLUPDATES" 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
# Save report
szSavePath=$(yad --center --image=logviewer --borders=15 --width="600" --height="400" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" Save Updates log" --file-selection --filename=/home/$_SVUSER/llupdates-"${_DATE}".txt --file-filter='*.txt' \
--file-filter='All files | *' --save --confirm-overwrite 2>/dev/null)
sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} cp "$_LLUPDATES" "$szSavePath"; rm_temp_files; else rm_temp_files; :
fi
fi
if [ -s /var/run/reboot-required ]; then
yad --center --question --image=gtk-info --borders=15 --width="300" --height="100" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button="Continue using my computer:"1 --button="Restart Now":0 --title=" Linux Lite Updates" --text-align center \
--text="These updates require the system to be restarted\nfor the changes to take effect.\n\nWould you like to restart now?\n" 2>/dev/null
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then reboot; else exit 0 ; fi
fi
exit 0
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My thoughts:
- I think the progress windows look a lot nicer.
- Dialogues automatically adjust according to what text is inside aiding in readability.
- Yad allows for much more scripting options which translates to more features for our applications.
Trial will last as long as you are happy to run this version of Install Updates.
Looking forward to your feedback and opinion. 
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| download mangers for linux |
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Posted by: MohamedKhaled - 11-07-2017, 07:37 PM - Forum: Off Topic
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I cant find any downloader with proper integration extension and a multithreading support
...all the download managers are bad and don't have integration tools or are actually trial only ... can you mind telling me people what the download manager you are using ...(if any)
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