What is ComfyGet?

ComfyGet is a fork of the TermGet project. It adds new features such as color support, and easier installation for certain operating systems. New unplanned features may come in the future. Some of the features may be merged back into TermGet soon.

TermGet is a project made by PizzaLovingNerd. TermGet is a frontend for:

apt-get
xbps
dnf
eopkg
zypper
pacman (includes yaourt support)
sol (Coming Soon)
emerge (Coming Soon)
chocolatey (Coming Soon)
pip (Coming Soon)

Some of TermGet's original features

Simple, easy to use interface
Works in the command line
Supports a lot of package managers
Feature rich
Works on any Linux distribution (and soon Windows)
Great for introducing the terminal to new users
Code is easy to modify.

Features added in ComfyGet

COLOR
Bash Install Script
Fixed Grammar & Syntax Errors
General Code Cleanup
... More features may come!

How do I install ComfyGet on Linux

Some dependencies:

a terminal with color support (optional, 99% of Linux terminals have color support)
git (required to clone/pull repo)
bash (required for installation, 99% of Linux distros have this already installed)
python3 (required for running ComfyGet)

If this is a first time install, type:

git clone https://github.com/tbilik/ComfyGet
cd ComfyGet
bash install.sh #Do not run as root

This will prompt you if the script detected the proper operating system installed. If all goes well, just it "y" and enter. If you hit another key, it will ask you if you want to proceed installing even though an OS wasn't detected. If you hit another key again, the installation will safely stop.

If you are updating ComfyGet to a newer version, type:

git pull
sh update.sh #Do not run as root

First Time Setup On Linux

After installing, run ComfyGet using

comfyget

If no OS was detected during install, you should get a message that looks like this:

Please choose a package manager

1. apt-get (For Debian, and Debian based systems.)
2. xbps (For Void Linux, and Void Linux based systems)
3. dnf (For Fedora, and Fedora based systems)
4. zypper (For OpenSUSE, and OpenSUSE based systems)
5. eopkg (For Solus, and Solus based systems)
6. pacman (For Arch, and Arch based systems)

Choose your distribution's package manager using the number. My package manager is eopkg, so I would type "5" and press enter.

How do I use ComfyGet on Linux

This section gets updated with every release, if you are using an alpha build, there might be extra features that aren't on this section of the README file.

ComfyGet is really easy to use. To run it, all you have to do is open a terminal, and type:

comfyget

Once your package manager has been chosen, you will get a message similar to this:

Please choose an action

1. Search for packages
2. Install a package
3. Remove a package
4. Update all packages
5. Update repository
6. Clean
7. Exit

We will be using "eopkg" in the examples below. Results may vary for other package managers

Searching for Packages

Search searches for packages. This is what it looks like when I search Minetest:

Please enter search query: minetest

minetest         - Minetest, an open source infinite-world block sandbox game with survival and crafting.
minetest-dbginfo - Debug symbols for minetest

Press enter to continue

Installing a package

Installing a package downloads and installs a package. This is what it looks like if I install Minetest:

Total size of package(s): 6.73 MB
Downloading 1 / 1
Package minetest found in repository Solus
minetest-0.4.16-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing 1 / 1
minetest-0.4.16-4-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing minetest, version 0.4.16, release 4
Extracting the files of minetest
Installed minetest
    [✓] Syncing filesystems                                                success
    [✓] Updating icon theme cache: hicolor                                 success
    [✓] Updating desktop database                                          success
    [✓] Updating manpages database                                         success

Press enter to continue

Removing a package

Removing a package uninstalls a package. This is what it looks like if I install Minetest:

  The following list of packages will be removed
  in the respective order to satisfy dependencies:
  minetest
  Removing package minetest
  Removed minetest
     [✓] Syncing filesystems                                                success
     [✓] Updating icon theme cache: hicolor                                 success
     [✓] Updating desktop database                                          success
     [✓] Updating manpages database                                    	    success

  Press enter to continue

Updating all packages

Updating all packages updates EVERYTHING ON THE SYSTEM. Here's what it looks like when you have nothing to upgrade:

  Updating repositories
  Updating repository: Solus

  eopkg-index.xml.xz.sha1sum     (40.0  B)100%    289.47 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
  Solus repository information is up-to-date.
  No packages to upgrade.

  Press enter to continue

Updating the repository

Updating the repository, checks the repository for new versions of packages. It is recommended to do this before updating. Here it looks like when the repository is up-to-date:

  Updating repository: Solus
  eopkg-index.xml.xz.sha1sum     (40.0  B)100%    394.80 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]

  Solus repository information is up-to-date.

  Press enter to continue

Cleaning

Cleaning helps save hard drive space. It does this by deleting cache, and deleting unneeded dependencies. Here is what it looks like:

  Cleaning package cache /var/cache/eopkg/packages...
  Cleaning source archive cache /var/cache/eopkg/archives...
  Cleaning temporary directory /var/eopkg...
  Removing cache file /var/cache/eopkg/installdb.cache...
  Removing cache file /var/cache/eopkg/componentdb.cache...
  The following list of packages will be removed
  in the respective order to satisfy dependencies:
  irrlicht
  Do you want to continue? (yes/no)yes
  Removing package irrlicht
  Removed irrlicht
     [✓] Syncing filesystems    			                    success
     [✓] Updating dynamic library cache                                     success

  Press enter to continue

Changing the package manager (on Linux)

Temporally

To temporally change the package manager used, use an argument. For example, if I wanted to temporally change it to apt-get, I would type

comfyget apt-get

Permanently

run the following command in a terminal, then the first setup script will start next time you run termget.

rm -rf ~/.termget/termget-package-manager && > ~/.termget/termget-package-manager

Installing ComfyGet on Windows

ComfyGet isn't out for Windows yet. Go talk to PizzaLovingNerd on GitHub if this is a problem. :)

License:

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