Announcing XRPM 2.1

"Xrpm" is a tool born out of frustration with the RedHat and Caldera rpm
management tools.  The first version was written in Tcl/Tk, a great 
scripting language but I don't like it for any larger applications.  This
version is written in Python a much better language in my opinion.

Xrpm has the following features:

    - Displays all RPM packages installed on your system.
    - Query any installed package(s) to find out what it is.
    - List the files of any installed package(s).
    - View ascii files in package file list.
    - Remove installed package(s).

    - Open a directory panel to view uninstalled packages.
    - Can scan around your file system looking for RPM's.
    - Query any uninstalled package(s).
    - List the files of any uninstalled package(s).
    - View ascii files from inside package.
    - Install an uninstalled package(s).
    - Handy right mouse functions in the directory/file display panel.

    - Open an FTP site to view uninstalled packages.
    - Can scan around the FTP file system looking for RPM's.
    - Query any uninstalled package(s) on the remote site.
    - List the files of any uninstalled package(s) on the remote site.
    - Install an uninstalled package(s) from the remote site.
    - View ascii files from FTP site.
    - Your favorite FTP sites are stored in a file for quick access.

    - Logging of package removal and installation.

	
Check the "manual", "CHANGES" and "todo" file for more information.
These are now located in /usr/doc/xrpm-(version)

XRPM is available from "http://www.gmsys.com" in the "Software" section.


What's new in version 2.1:
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NEW FEATURES

    - Added "Group" menu that sorts packages into groups.
    - Added ability to read file from "List Files" box with double click.
    - Added ability to read a text or README file from an FTP site.
    - Added saving an FTP site and path in your $HOME/.ftp-sites file.
    - Added command line option to install package.
    - Added configuration file /etc/xrpm.conf.
    - Added option to use Tkman in from "Options" menu.
    - Added installation and removal logging to /var/lib/rpm/xrpm-use.log
      enabled in "options" menu.
    - Added File/menu option to view log file.

BUGS FIXED
    - All widgets now expand properly.
    - Fixed bug that showed newlines in main listbox under RedHat-5.0


What's new in version 2.02:
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NEW FEATURES

    - Added command line args to query and list files so that one can call
      the display modules from a file manager.
    - Added the ability to select multiple packages and operate on them.
    - Added user id and password capabilty so one can login to ftp sites
      with accounts.
    - Added version number to window title bar.
    - Added icons for the button functions.
 
    BUGS FIXED
    - Fixed bug when opening ftp from manual entry in the filter line.
    - Fixed bug so upgrade doesn't do a dependancy check.
    - Fixed bug that left ftp file list with usless data showing
    - Fixed error messages when FTP "open" button was pressed but no
      selection was made.
    - Fixed bug that would bring up empty query, list  etc if button pressed
      but no selection.
    - Fixed location of install package so tar people only have to change
      one thing in xrpm.
      
