Create "software-properties-station" tool to manage package repositories.

[ericbsd]

Description:
This ticket focuses on starting the development of a tool called software-properties-station, which will provide functionality similar to Ubuntu's software-properties. Initially, the tool will only manage the package repositories for the system.

Scope:

• The tool will allow users to switch between different package repositories by modifying configurations located in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/.
• It will handle copying and activating repository configurations based on user input.
• Future enhancements could extend its capabilities, but this ticket will be limited to repository management only.
• A port for the new tool will also need to be created to make it available in the system's package management.

Initial Functionality:

• List available package repositories.
• Enable/disable repositories by copying the appropriate config files to /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/.
• Provide a simple CLI (or GUI in the future) to manage these actions.

Acceptance Criteria:

1. Repository Listing
   The tool can list all available package repositories (e.g., official, custom, or third-party) found in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/.

2. Repository Enabling/Disabling
   The tool can enable or disable specific repositories by copying the correct configuration files to /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/.

3. CLI Interface
   A command-line interface (CLI) is available to interact with the tool, allowing the user to list, enable, or disable repositories easily.

4. Port Creation
   A port is created for software-properties-station so that the tool can be installed and managed through the package system.

[ghost]

Is this a standalone application or part of software station?

[ericbsd]

It is standalone, because it can be used for both Software Station and Update Station.

[ericbsd]

issue moved from ghostbsd/ghostbsd-src to ghostbsd/issues

[repent-or-perish]

https://github.com/repent-or-perish/PkgRepoSelector

I created this package repository change tool. It works as both a gui and cli tool.

[ericbsd]

I have updated the description.

[vimanuelt]

I would suggest removing the requirement to depend on default configurations found in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos. Instead, we could have the application define what the correct configuration should be, then apply the correct setting to the appropriate file. The reason for this would be to prevent tampering or user misconfiguration.

Here is an example of how the application could define the correct configuration.

!/usr/bin/env python3.11

def load_repos(): repos = { "GhostBSD_Unstable": ("http://pkg.ghostbsd.org/unstable/${ABI}/latest", "http://pkg.ghostbsd.org/unstable/${ABI}/base"), "GhostBSD_CA": ("https://pkg.ca.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest", "https://pkg.ca.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/base"), "GhostBSD": ("https://pkg.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest", "https://pkg.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/base"), "GhostBSD_FR": ("https://pkg.fr.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest", "https://pkg.fr.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/base"), "GhostBSD_NO": ("http://pkg.no.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest", "http://pkg.no.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/base"), "GhostBSD_ZA": ("https://pkg.za.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/latest", "https://pkg.za.ghostbsd.org/stable/${ABI}/base") } return repos

[vimanuelt]

I have made a working prototype named "software-properties-station" at https://github.com/vimanuelt/software-properties-station

[ericbsd]

We could bring that in.

[ericbsd]

Here is the repository https://github.com/ghostbsd/software-properties-station

[vimanuelt]

Thanks. I submitted a PR for the initial commit of the working prototype.