Night Manager

A GTK-based Software Manager that provides a graphical interface for managing packages on an Arch-based system. It integrates with pacman and will eventually include AUR support to install and remove packages directly from the application, with a built-in terminal for transparency.

Features

• Browse available packages using pacman.
• View detailed information about each package.
• Install and uninstall packages.
• Integrated terminal to show package management logs.
• Future support for AUR with warning prompt.
• Basic search functionality (WIP).

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• GTK 3
• VTE Terminal
• Arch Linux or any Arch-based distribution (for testing, feel free to use a vm, or request help on the same)
• pacman and optionally yay for AUR support

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone git@github.com:acmpesuecc/Night-Manager.git
   cd Night-Manager

2. Install dependencies (for linux):

   
   sudo pacman -S gtk3 vte3 base-devel

3. Compile and run the software:

   gcc -o software-manager software_manager.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 vte-2.91)
   ./software-manager

Usage

• Select a package from the list to view its details.
• Use the Install button to install the selected package.
• Use the Uninstall button to remove an installed package.
• Toggle the built-in terminal to see the pacman logs during installation and uninstallation.

Roadmap

Issues

• [ ] Issue 1: Terminal output should reflect actual package management operations.
• [ ] Issue 2: Remove unneeded or redundant packages from the list.
• [ ] Issue 3: UI Enhancements for better user experience.
• [ ] Issue 4: Implement actual functionality to install/uninstall packages.
• [ ] Issue 5: Include support for installing packages from AUR.
• [ ] Issue 6: Show a warning when installing from AUR.
• [ ] Issue 7: Add package search functionality (e.g., via yay -Ss).

Contact

6366250274 for any queries or assistance

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute to this project.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License V3 - see the LICENSE file for details.