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Hi Steve,<br>
Exactly!<br>
Wpkg-gp allows this allready but only has a small command line tool
named WpkgPipeClient.exe for this. <br>
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.<br>
<br>
Check the project wiki for more detailed information:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki</a><br>
<br>
Your mentioned reasons are exactly why i started this project ;)<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Nils<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 07.09.2016 um 13:44 schrieb Steve
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Nils,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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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?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-US"> wpkg-users
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nils Thiele<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 23 August 2016 15:57<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org">wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [wpkg-users] User GUI for WPKG-GP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Hey,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>You can get the latest test release here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>I also updated the wiki with the information to deploy the
Client with wpkg:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Besides that i finally add builds for both x64 and x86 for my
wpkg-gp modification:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>(The Client wont work with the normal WPKG-GP release)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Next up will be a small tutorial to customize the client
(translations and other message modifications), i hope to
finish this later this week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Feedback is always welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Nils<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
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Thiele:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Hey,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>i have finished a first draft of the installation and usage
guide on the github wiki:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/wiki/Installation-and-Usage</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>It contains a detailed installation and configuration guide
as well as a lot of screenshots and descriptions of the GUI
in action.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>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.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>If you find any issues please report them on the github
page.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Nils<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am 12.08.2016 um 14:56 schrieb Nils
Thiele:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I have just put up a new test release with multilanguage
support:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases/tag/v0.9.4">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/releases/tag/v0.9.4</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The new
default language is english and only a german translation
atm.<br>
I would love to get some feedback on this as english is
not my native language.<br>
You can find the gnutext pot file here:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/WPKG-GP-Client.pot">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/WPKG-GP-Client.pot</a><br>
This can also be used to create further translation (with
Poedit for example)<br>
<br>
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.<br>
I will add a more in depth documentation to the github
wiki soon.<br>
<br>
PS: This only works with my wpkg-gp built: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases/tag/v0.17.9">
https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp/releases/tag/v0.17.9</a>
<br>
It uses a different command to execute wpkg-gp
without reboots which the normal release wont understand.
<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Nils<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am 11.08.2016 um 00:22 schrieb Jon
Rhoades:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Nils,<br>
<br>
Greetings from Melbourne, Australia!<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Best Regards <br>
Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">"Nils
Thiele" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<it.service.kultur@uni-hamburg.de></a><br>
<b>To: </b>"WPKG-Mailinglist" <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
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<b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, 10 August, 2016 9:20:24
PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [wpkg-users] User GUI for
WPKG-GP<br>
<br>
Hey,<br>
i have created a fork of wpkg-gp and a new
repository for my application:<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client</a><br>
<br>
i also added first binary releases for both of
them but they arent that <br>
usefull yet because i didnt have the time to write
a documentation.<br>
<br>
My wpkg-gp fork should compile and install like
the old one, and also <br>
"shouldn't" break anything but since i have only
tested this version in <br>
a small test environment i cant promise anything.<br>
<br>
In the wpkg-gp-client repository you can find some
screenshot of the <br>
application running and of course try it yourself
if you download the <br>
release, installation instruction can be found in
an example wpkg <br>
package <br>
(<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/tools/wpkg_pkg_example.xml">https://github.com/sonicnkt/wpkg-gp-client/blob/master/tools/wpkg_pkg_example.xml</a>)<br>
<br>
I hope to find the time in the next days to add a
basic documentation so <br>
other people can start testing this without having
to find out <br>
everything by them self.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Am 10.08.2016 um 04:40 schrieb Tomasz Chmielewski:<br>
> On 2016-08-09 19:47, Nils Thiele wrote:<br>
><br>
>> The program is written in python/wxpython
and i dont mind sharing the<br>
>> source code but because it uses snippets
from other projects (like<br>
>> wpkg-gp) i have to sort out some
licensing stuff before releasing this<br>
>> officially.<br>
><br>
> I think it would be nice to start it as a new
project on github?<br>
><br>
> The description is interesting, but of
course more people would be <br>
> interested if they could see the screenshots
and download the program <br>
> from the internet.<br>
><br>
><br>
>> It is also only available in german
language right now but if there is<br>
>> demand for something like this i would
implemented english as well as<br>
>> some language file system for further
modifications. There is no built<br>
>> installer yet either.<br>
>><br>
>> If anyone is intrested in trying i can
supply a compiled version and<br>
>> the source code. Any feedback would be
helpfull.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Tomasz Chmielewski<br>
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