rustpm 0.2.0

A fast, friendly APT frontend with kernel, desktop, and sources management
rustpm-0.2.0 is not a library.

rustpm

A fast, friendly APT frontend written in Rust — similar to nala but with first-class kernel management.

Features

  • Package management: install, remove, upgrade, search, show, list — with a full interactive TUI
  • Kernel management: install/remove/pin Debian kernels + linux-headers atomically; GRUB updated automatically
  • Vanilla kernels: download and install mainline kernels from kernel.org via Ubuntu mainline builds
  • Desktop environments: install/remove KDE, GNOME, XFCE, MATE, LXQt, Cinnamon with one command
  • APT sources: view, add, remove, enable/disable APT sources from a TUI panel
  • Transaction history: view past operations; undo installs/removals
  • Self-update checker: notifies you when a new version is available
  • Interactive TUI by default: running rustpm with no arguments opens a full-screen terminal UI

Install

# From crates.io
cargo install rustpm

# Or build from source
git clone https://gitlab.com/dfred26/rustpm
cd rustpm
make install   # installs to /usr/local/bin/rustpm

Usage

rustpm                          # open interactive TUI
rustpm update                   # refresh package lists
rustpm upgrade                  # upgrade packages (shows diff first)
rustpm install <pkg>...         # install packages
rustpm remove <pkg>...          # remove packages
rustpm search <term>            # search packages
rustpm show <pkg>               # show package details
rustpm list [--installed]       # list packages

rustpm kernel list              # show installed/available Debian kernels
rustpm kernel install <ver>     # install kernel + headers
rustpm kernel remove <ver>      # remove kernel (refuses running kernel)
rustpm kernel update            # upgrade to latest Debian kernel
rustpm kernel pin <ver>         # pin kernel version
rustpm kernel vanilla list      # list mainline kernel releases
rustpm kernel vanilla install <ver>  # download & install vanilla kernel

rustpm desktop list             # show available desktop environments
rustpm desktop install kde      # install KDE Plasma
rustpm desktop switch gnome     # install GNOME and set as default DM

rustpm sources list             # list APT sources
rustpm sources add <uri> <suite> <components...>
rustpm sources disable <uri>    # comment out a source

rustpm history                  # view transaction history
rustpm history undo <id>        # undo a transaction

Environment variables

Variable Effect
RUSTPM_NO_TUI=true Disable TUI, use plain text output
RUSTPM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=true Skip self-update check

License

GPL-3.0-or-later