Shaman: the power of Pacman with the Simplicity of Arch and the ease of a GUI
Shaman is not just another GUI for Pacman. It is based on Qt and libalpm, and with an interface designed both for the experienced and the beginner user. Its tight integration with Pacman grants all operation to be performed at the same speed of Pacman, and QT integration allows fast and advanced searches.
With Shaman you can:
- Perform every pacman operation
- Run Shaman always as normal user, and being asked for the root password only when needed (read here for details)
- Edit your pacman.conf, abs.conf, makepkg.conf with a rock-solid GUI
- Install and build from source packages from ABS (read here for details)
- Perform advanced searches through packages
- Auto-update your databases and be informed of available upgrades when Shaman is sitting in the tray
- Review and search easily through your logs, thanks to an integrated Log Viewer with search capabilities
- Keep yourself updated with Arch News, thanks to a simple integrated RSS Viewer, that will warn you if you didn't read a news regarding a package you're going to process.
- Control Shaman most basic functionalities through your dashbord thanks to an integrated Plasmoid (still in the works, KDE4 only)
- Hit ALT+F2 and have basic features just a line away thanks to Shaman KRunner (KDE4 only)
- Do you think it should do something else? Let us know, go and fill a ticket!
Shaman is the ultimate tool for handling your packages in Arch, both for the pro and for the beginner user. Try it today!
