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DPMS v1.1.0 — Full Feature List

CLI (dpms) — 120+ flags/arguments

Package Lifecycle

  • --install PKG / -i — Install a package (local .dp.tar.xz, URL, or name from git repo)
  • --uninstall PKG / -r — Remove a package (deletes tracked files + empty dirs)
  • --reinstall PKG — Remove then re-install a package
  • --upgrade / -u — Upgrade all installed packages
  • --downgrade PKG / --oldpackage — Downgrade to next older version
  • --purge PKG — Remove package including config/data files
  • --download PKG — Download a package archive without installing

Query & Inspection

  • --list / -l / --installed / -inpc — List installed packages with file counts
  • --installable / -a — Show all packages available in repositories
  • --info PKG / -I — Show detailed package metadata + install status
  • --files PKG / -f — List every file installed by a package
  • --verify PKG / -V — Check all installed files still exist
  • --verify-all — Verify all installed packages at once
  • --search PKG / -s — Animated search across repositories
  • --depends PKG — Show recursive dependency tree (up to 3 levels)
  • --rdepends PKG — Show reverse dependencies
  • --what-owns FILE — Find which package owns a file
  • --check — Check integrity of all installed packages
  • --arch — Show detected system architecture
  • --why PKG — Show why a package is installed
  • --size PKG — Show installed size of a package
  • --list-type PKG EXT — List files by extension within a package
  • --recent [N] — Show N most recently installed packages (default 10)
  • --duplicates — Find duplicate files across packages
  • --changelog PKG — Show changelog for a package
  • --compare V1 V2 — Compare two version strings
  • --list-updates — Show available package updates
  • --stats — Show package statistics

Archiving

  • --tar FOLDER — Create a plain .tar.xz archive from a folder
  • --maketar FOLDER [NAME VERSION [ARCH]] — Create .dp.tar.xz package archive
  • --rc N — Mark package as release candidate (-rcN suffix)

Repository Management

  • --add-repo NAME URL [ARCH] — Add a new repository
  • --remove-repo NAME — Remove a repository
  • --toggle-repo NAME — Enable/disable a repository
  • --repo-list [NAME] / --list-repo [NAME] — List repos or show packages from a repo
  • --sync / -S — Check connectivity to all enabled repos
  • --update / -U — Update package metadata from all repos
  • --repo-priority NAME PRIO — Set numeric priority for a repository

Lock & Hold

  • --lock PKG — Lock a package to prevent changes
  • --unlock PKG — Unlock a locked package
  • --locked-list — Show all locked packages
  • --hold PKG — Hold a package to prevent upgrades
  • --unhold PKG — Release a held package
  • --list-held — Show held packages

Transaction Solver (zypper-style)

  • --dry-run — Preview changes without making modifications
  • --force-resolution — Force dependency resolution ignoring conflicts
  • --no-recommends — Only install required dependencies
  • --clean-deps / --clean / --autoremove — Remove orphaned packages
  • --port-commit — Commit changes to local ports

Export/Import/Backup

  • --export-installed FILE — Export installed package list to a file
  • --import-installed FILE — Install packages from an exported list
  • --backup DIR — Back up the package database
  • --restore FILE — Restore the package database from a backup

Cache

  • --clean-cache — Clean cached packages and repo data

Meta

  • --rescue / -R — Launch the rescue TUI shell
  • --gui — Launch the PyQt5 GUI
  • --tui / -T — Launch the Textual TUI
  • --reset — Reset DPMS configuration
  • --get [ARGS] — Run the dpms-get sub-CLI
  • --history — Show full transaction history
  • --history-last N — Show last N transactions
  • --version — Show DPMS version
  • --feedback — Send feedback to DPMS team
  • --global DIR / -g DIR — Set install root for a single command

Log/Audit

  • --dlr-verify — Verify SHA hashes in dlr.log
  • --list-nft — List directories excluded via nft.log markers

Repo Generation (apt-ftparchive style)

  • --gen-packages DIR — Generate Packages index
  • --gen-sources DIR — Generate Sources index
  • --gen-contents DIR — Generate Contents (file-to-package mapping)
  • --gen-release DIR — Generate Release file with checksums
  • --gen-repo DIR — Generate full repo metadata (all of the above)
  • --gen-generate CONFIG — Generate repo from a config file
  • --gen-clean DIR — Clean cache files from a repo directory

Build Profiles

  • standard — Default flags
  • lite — -j1, -Os
  • performance — -jN, -O3 -march=native
  • custom — From environment variables

TUI (dpms --tui / dpms-tui)

Textual-based terminal UI with:

  • Dashboard — Title screen with navigation buttons (Package Manager, Repository Manager, Transaction History, Quit). Keyboard: p, r, h, q
  • Package Manager — Browse Installed/Available packages, real-time search filtering, Install/Remove/Info actions. Keyboard: i, a, /, q
  • Repository Manager — List all repos with enable/disable status, Sync All, Toggle, Add/Remove repos. Keyboard: s, q
  • Transaction History — Timestamped log, color-coded (green=install, red=remove). Keyboard: q

GUI (dpms --gui)

PyQt5 graphical interface (600x400):

  • Convert Tab — Select source dir, output filename/path, choose compression (gzip/xz), compress button
  • Download Tab — Enter URL, select output path, download button
  • Shared — Color-coded status log, status bar, threaded operations via QThread

Rescue TUI (dpms --rescue)

Minimal shell for emergency repairs:

Command Description
check Check/create DPMS directories
clean Clean temporary files
verify Verify/repair repo list JSON
reset Reset DPMS configuration
list List installed packages
help Show available commands
exit Exit rescue shell

dpms-get Sub-CLI (dpms --get)

APT-style sub-commands:

  • update — Resync package metadata
  • upgrade — Upgrade all installed packages
  • dist-upgrade / full-upgrade — Distribution upgrade
  • install PKG... — Install packages
  • reinstall PKG... — Reinstall packages
  • remove PKG... — Remove packages
  • purge PKG... — Remove packages and config files
  • autoremove / auto-remove / autopurge — Remove unused packages
  • markauto PKG... — Mark packages as auto-installed
  • unmarkauto PKG... — Mark packages as manually installed
  • search QUERY — Search for packages
  • info PKG — Show package info
  • rescue — Launch rescue mode
  • download PKG — Download binary package
  • clean — Erase downloaded archives
  • autoclean / auto-clean — Erase old downloaded archives
  • distclean / dist-clean — Erase all caches
  • check — Verify package integrity
  • depends PKG — Show dependency tree
  • rdepends PKG — Show reverse dependencies
  • what-owns PATH — Find package owning a file
  • source PKG — Download source archive
  • build-dep PKG — Install build dependencies
  • satisfy TARGET — Satisfy dependency strings
  • changelog PKG — Show changelog
  • list-updates — Show available updates
  • stats — Show package statistics
  • port-commit — Commit changes to local ports
  • dlr-verify — Verify SHA hashes in dlr.log
  • list-nft — List excluded directories

dm — DPMS Version Manager

Manages DPMS itself via pip:

  • dm list dpms — List available versions from PyPI
  • dm current [dpms] — Show installed version
  • dm use dpms VERSION — Switch to a specific version
  • dm compare V1 V2 — Compare two version strings
  • dm diff dpms V1 V2 — Compare file listings between versions
  • dm pin dpms — Lock current version
  • dm unpin dpms — Unlock pinned version
  • dm list-pinned — Show all pinned packages
  • dm rollback dpms — Roll back to previous version

search.py — Standalone Search Tool

  • --regex PATTERN / -r — Regex-based search
  • --fuzzy QUERY / -f — Fuzzy/partial match with scoring
  • --category CAT / -c — Search by category (dev, util, shell, editor, net, core)
  • --batch PKGS... / -b — Batch check multiple names
  • --file FILE / --from-file — Search packages from a file
  • --list-repos / -l — List configured repos
  • --installable / -a — Show all installable packages
  • Interactive mode — Default, with package suggestion
  • Animated search — Progress bar during search

dpms-bar — Progress Bar Library

  • Progress — Color-coded progress bar with ETA
  • Spinner — Animated spinner for indeterminate operations
  • IndeterminateProgress — Bouncing bar for unknown-length tasks
  • MultiProgress — Multiple simultaneous progress bars
  • ProgressCallback — Threshold-based callback progress tracker

Core Engine Features

Dependency Solver (APK-style)

  • Version matching: EQUAL, LESS, GREATER, FUZZY, CONFLICT
  • Solver flags: LATEST, AVAILABLE, REINSTALL, INSTALLED, UPGRADE, REMOVE, IGNORE_CONFLICT
  • Provider system with self-provides + virtual provides
  • install_if conditional dependencies (lazy triggers)
  • Changeset generation (to_install, to_remove, to_upgrade)
  • Queue-based resolution with priority queues
  • Disqualification cascading through reverse dependency chains

Privilege Escalation

  • Auto-detection of sudo/doas
  • Auto re-exec with privileges for root operations
  • DPMS_ROOT env var for dev mode (skip sudo)
  • Read-only ops never need root

GPG / Cryptographic Verification

  • Key import into trusted keyring
  • Signature verification via GPG
  • SHA256 checksum verification

Source-Based Building

  • Source archive download via wget
  • SHA256 verification via USHA256.list
  • Patch application from UPATCHES/
  • Build script execution (UBUILD.sh)
  • Profile-aware compilation

Plugin System

  • Lifecycle hooks: pre_config, config, resolved, sack, pre_transaction, transaction
  • Dynamic loading from plugin paths
  • Glob-pattern enable/disable filtering

Crash Handling & Logging

  • Global sys.excepthook replacement
  • Crash reports to ~/.cache/dpms/log/crash.log
  • Rotating file logs (1MB default, 5 backups)
  • JSON transaction history with IDs and timestamps

Password Protection

  • Interactive password setting
  • Authentication prompt for protected ops
  • Storage at ~/.dpms/password

Package Format

Archives Supported for Installation

  • .dp.tar.xz (canonical format)
  • .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2
  • .tgz, .tbz2, .txz
  • .dpm (legacy)
  • .zip

Naming Convention

  • Stable: name-version-arch.dp.tar.xz
  • RC: name-version-arch.dp-rcN.tar.xz

Installation Tracking

  • Database: /var/lib/dp/installed/<pkgname>
  • Content: list of installed file paths (one per line)
  • Enables clean uninstall and integrity verification

Configuration & Environment

Variable Default Description
DPMS_ROOT / Install root (uses sudo when /)
DPMS_DATA_DIR ~/.cache/dpms Data directory
DPMS_TMP_DIR /tmp/dpms-build Build temp directory
DPMS_OPT_DIR /opt Install prefix for source builds
DPMS_BIN_DIR /usr/local/bin Binary install directory
DPMS_BUILD_PROFILE standard Build profile
DPMS_PASSWORD_FILE ~/.dpms/password Password file

Cross-Platform Support

Platform Arch
Linux x86_64 x86_64
Linux ARM64 aarch64
Linux ARMv7 armv7
macOS Intel x86_64
macOS Apple Silicon aarch64
Windows Detected

Database Persistence Layer

  • RepoPersistor — Tracks expired repos and last makecache time
  • TempfilePersistor — Tracks temp files across sessions
  • All persistence uses JSON on disk

Package Update / Rename Tracking

  • update_dbentry() — Rename paths in DB entries
  • apply_move() — Move files on disk and update tracking
  • parse_updates() — Parse update commands
  • grab_updates() — Detect new update files by mtime changes
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