Main Window
The main window shows a list of the packages
available. You can filter the list by selecting
a status and/or category from the drop down lists on the toolbar
or clicking on Find and searching for text in
the package names and descriptions.
The left hand column is either:
- blank if the package is not installed
- a green tick if the package is installed
- an orangish tick if the package is installed and there
is an upgrade available.
- A rectangle partially filled with green from the left during package installation/removal. If this appears while packages are not being installed it means the install failed and did not manage to fully restore the original state. The best solution to this is to remove the package and then try reinstalling it again. Alternatively a second attempt at installing has a good chance of continuing from where the install failed. Packages in this state will be added to the next Package Configuration Window shown until they are fixed.
The ticks have a small "a" by them if the package was
automatically installed.
This is followed by the package name and a summary of
what it does.
Clicking on a package will show more information about
it in the status bar at the bottom of the Window. The
small triangle on the right of the status bar allows it
to be shrunk (and expanded afterwards) to allow more
packages to be shown in the main view.
To install or remove a package after selecting it click
on the Install or Remove button on the toolbar
(the first two buttons respectively) or the menu.
You will be prompted with the Configure Packages Window
to confirm you are sure you wish to install or remove the packages before the installation/removal proceeds.
If the Configure Packages Window is already showing the selected packages
will be added to it.
Once a package has been installed or removed the main window
will be updated to show it's new status
Using the Menu button on the main window shows a menu with the
following options
- Package "app_name" or Selection. This is a submenu that allows you to install,
remove and view details on the selected package. For details see the
Package Menu.
- Upgrade All - Leads to the Configure Packages Window with all the the packages
that will be upgraded and added to it. If no upgrades are available this option
will be faded. If there are no upgrades available you may
want to run the Update Lists option from the icon bar to see if any new
upgrades have appeared since the last time you updated the lists.
- Update Lists - This downloads the latest versions of the package lists that are used to
provide the list of packages that are available. It shows a window to indicate
the progress of the List update. This Window also contains an "Upgrade All"
button that is enabled after the download of the lists if there are any
upgrades available and a "What's New" button to show any packages added since the
last update lists.
- Search - This leads to the search dialog.
- Save Position - This will save the current position of the main window and
the size of the summary bar to your choices. When you next show a window it will
be displayed at the saved position
- Help - This launches the Help file to show help on PackMan.