Packman package manager 0.7.1 beta released

[Alan]

Packman version 0.7.1 beta is now available.

New to this version:

- What's new filter shows all the packages that are new to you.

- Enable/Disable individual sources for a package list. If for some
reason one of your package list becomes temporarily unavailable
this allows you to easily switch them off and back on again.

- Add/Remove paths. With this change you can now set the default
directories for whole categories of packages.

- The default sources for the packages list with a new install have
been changed to the those provided by ROOL. This will not affect
existing users. If existing users want to change to the new lists,
please go to the sources window and update the paths there. A new
help page has been added to show what the most common available
sources of packages are.

- and other minor bug fixes and improvements. The full history can
be seen in the help file.

Note: This release does not contain anything towards the drag and
drop install location changes mentioned in a recent announcement
as I am still investigating/waiting for feedback on them.

If you already have a previous version of !PackMan or !RiscPkg
installed you can install it or upgrade it from either of
these programs.

Otherwise go to https://sites.google.com/site/alansriscosstuff/packman
for download and installation instructions.

PackMan is a package manager front end for packages distributed
using the RISC OS Packaging Project (see http://www.riscpkg.org).

It can be used instead of or alongside !RiscPkg.

Its features include:

- Status bar showing more information on the selected package.
- Filters to allow display of packages for a specific category,
what's installed or upgrades to already installed packages.
- Search for a package.
- Single buttons to start an install, upgrade or removal of a package.
- Menu option to upgrade all your packages at once.

System requirements

RISC OS 4.0 or greater with long filenames
Internet connection for downloading packages


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