[wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP

Wed Sep 7 13:44:09 CEST 2016

Hi Nils,
Looks interesting, just to clarify - this would allow unprivileged users to see there are updates and to signal the background service to install them without giving the users the necessary permissions to install software?

That may solve some issues we've been trying to work around where we want to install updates, but not at boot (for instance, wireless clients where wifi is not authenticated so no network on boot; presentation machines that hasn't been powered on until 2 minutes before a presentation due to start that suddenly wants to install a dozen updates on startup)

Many thanks,
Steve.

From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Nils Thiele
Sent: 23 August 2016 15:57
To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP

Hey,

I finished creating a precompiled installer in the last few days, no more complex registry modifications. Everything is handled by the installer now (and of course reverted if uninstalled). This also allows the client to be updated in the background, even if it is running at the moment.

You can get the latest test release here:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases

I also updated the wiki with the information to deploy the Client with wpkg:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage

Besides that i finally add builds for both x64 and x86 for my wpkg-gp modification:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases

(The Client wont work with the normal WPKG-GP release)

Next up will be a small tutorial to customize the client (translations and other message modifications), i hope to finish this later this week.

Feedback is always welcome.

Best Regards,

Nils

Am 16.08.2016 um 15:17 schrieb Nils Thiele:

Hey,

i have finished a first draft of the installation and usage guide on the github wiki:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage

It contains a detailed installation and configuration guide as well as a lot of screenshots and descriptions of the GUI in action.

With this i hope everyone who wants it, is able to start testing this on their own systems and i can get some first feedback.

I have also updated a few other things but not enough for a new binary release, the available version right now should be enough for testing.

Next up on my list is a small guide on how to modify the program (change dialogs and help text) as well as adding a small guide on compiling this on your own.

If you find any issues  please report them on the github page.

Best Regards,

Nils

Am 12.08.2016 um 14:56 schrieb Nils Thiele:

Hi,

I have just put up a new test release with multilanguage support:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases/tag/v0.9.4

The new default language is english and only a german translation atm.
I would love to get some feedback on this as english is not my native language.
You can find the gnutext pot file here:
https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/WPKG-GP-Client.pot
This can also be used to create further translation (with Poedit for example)

I have added a bit more info to the release so others can start testing this if you have any questions feel free to ask.
I will add a more in depth documentation to the github wiki soon.

PS: This only works with my wpkg-gp built: https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases/tag/v0.17.9
       It uses a different command to execute wpkg-gp without reboots which the normal release wont understand.

Best Regards,
Nils
Am 11.08.2016 um 00:22 schrieb Jon Rhoades:
Hi Nils,

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia!

I've had a quick look at your project and it I think it is great!  I'd love to use it on our WPKG fleet of PCs.  If you need any assistance with the English translations, I would be happy to help.

Best Regards
Jon
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From: "Nils Thiele" <it.service.kultur at uni-hamburg.de><mailto:it.service.kultur at uni-hamburg.de>
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Sent: Wednesday, 10 August, 2016 9:20:24 PM
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP

Hey,
i have created a fork of wpkg-gp and a new repository for my application:

https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp
https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client

i also added first binary releases for both of them but they arent that
usefull yet because i didnt have the time to write a documentation.

My wpkg-gp fork should compile and install like the old one, and also
"shouldn't" break anything but since i have only tested this version in
a small test environment i cant promise anything.

In the wpkg-gp-client repository you can find some screenshot of the
application running and of course try it yourself if you download the
release, installation instruction can be found in an example wpkg
package
(https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/tools/wpkg_pkg_example.xml)

I hope to find the time in the next days to add a basic documentation so
other people can start testing this without having to find out
everything by them self.

Am 10.08.2016 um 04:40 schrieb Tomasz Chmielewski:
> On 2016-08-09 19:47, Nils Thiele wrote:
>
>> The program is written in python/wxpython and i dont mind sharing the
>> source code but because it uses snippets from other projects (like
>> wpkg-gp) i have to sort out some licensing stuff before releasing this
>> officially.
>
> I think it would be nice to start it as a new project on github?
>
> The description  is interesting, but of course more people would be
> interested if they could see the screenshots and download the program
> from the internet.
>
>
>> It is also only available in german language right now but if there is
>> demand for something like this i would implemented english as well as
>> some language file system for further modifications. There is no built
>> installer yet either.
>>
>> If anyone is intrested in trying i can supply a compiled version and
>> the source code. Any feedback would be helpfull.
>
>
>
> Tomasz Chmielewski

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