[wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP
Nils Thiele
it.service.kultur at uni-hamburg.de
Wed Sep 7 14:22:35 CEST 2016
Hi Steve,
Exactly!
Wpkg-gp allows this allready but only has a small command line tool
named WpkgPipeClient.exe for this.
My program is mainly just a gui for this as the code that communicates
with the wpkg-gp service is lifted from the source code of this
application. Besides this main funtionality i added a system to detect
pending updates and informing the user (this can be disabled) and some
other minor things.
Check the project wiki for more detailed information:
https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki
Your mentioned reasons are exactly why i started this project ;)
Best regards,
Nils
Am 07.09.2016 um 13:44 schrieb Steve Kersley:
>
> 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
> <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>
> *To: *"WPKG-Mailinglist" <wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org>
> <mailto:wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org>
> *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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