Package DataBase View - People at Gna!: View a Job
Translator wanted for Package DataBase View
Submitted By: yeupou
Date: Tue 27 Jan 2004 11:56:14 PM UTC
Status: Open
Pdbv output a HTML view of a RPM or dpkg database. Its modular design allows easy addition of others package management database and export format (as xml).
The 1.x.x series are in Bash, the 2.x.x series are in Perl. Obviously, the output generation with 1.x.x is a lot slower than with the 2.x.x. While with the 1.x.x it should run on a daily basis, with the 2.x.x it should run on a hourly basis.
Why using it:
- it does not require lucid/gtk+/qt or other big libs.
- it does not require a web server - but it can be used with a web server, as any other html files.
- it does not require a X server running, you can use a text mode browser that support frames as links.
- it does not require special privileges to access to the output. But access can be restricted by using chmod/chown (filesystem) or .htaccess (apache).
- since output is generated by a cronjob, access to the output is as fast as your computer is able to read/serve text files.
Why not using it:
- it's purpose is not to manage packages installed.
- since output is generated by a cronjob, informations are dated, and can be outdated if the database change very frequently. Note that with the 2.x.x series, the cronjob should be hourly.
Demos:
You can see demos at http://download.gna.org/pdbv/demo_html
Obtaining it:
You can download a tarball or a Debian package via the download area. If you use Debian, you may get it directly via the debian official sources or you can add in your /etc/apt/sources.list:
Getting Involved:
Interested in helping us? Any suggestion, contribution? Contact us at pdbv-dev
License GNU General Public License V2 or later
Development Status: 6 - Mature
Details (job description, contact ...):
We would gladly accept some translation contribution to Package Database View.
(We already have fr_FR, de, pt_BR, pl, pt, ro, es)
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