Linite

You can view it here: http://jplsek.github.io/Linite/

This is meant to be similar to the free version of Ninite, except to create just a simple script to run. As if current package managers aren't easy enough, this will stream line the process even more (specifically for those distro-hoppers ;) ).

Plan

1. Options to choose distribution.
   • This is used to set the package manager. (yum, apt-get, pacman, etc)
   • Could also allow the user to choose a different package manager, such as aptitude, but keep apt-get default
2. Options to choose application.
   • This will contain the predetermined apps. (firefox, chromium, vlc, libreoffice, etc)
   • Later: There can be a "top voted" application section that will have the highest rated user apps to show, not incuding the ones already shown.
3. (in real time) Generate script.
   • Script will be highlighted to allow copying with ctrl+c. (No Flash will be used for an easy "copy" button.)
   • There will be an option to save the script.
   • Could also put a "yes" check box to add, for example "-y" to apt-get.

Note to developers

• When using this without a web server:
  • Due to a security feature in chromium / google chrome, this doesn't work.
  • Firefox gives a warning saying the json has a "syntax error", when it seems correct.

Stucture:

[{  // start of array of categories
    "Graphics": { // category name and start of apps array
        "Krita": { // app friendly name
            "icon":"krita.jpg", // icon
            "program":"krita"   // package name
        }
    }
}]

Possible future features

• Remember selected items between distro selection
• PPA support
• Generate sources.list's
• AUR support
• The fedora third party one
• Detect distribution to auto select initial options (the default would still be Ubuntu because of larger market share)

Other

• Contribute/Pull if you want.
• This web application was started in CodeDay Boston, Spring 2015.
• This uses the MIT License (MIT).