Apt-linker

By Ferk — Last update Apr 30, 2009 — Installed 210 times. Daily Installs: 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1
Script Summary:
Turn "apt-get install" lines into "apt://" apturl links. Making easy to install packages in one click.

Script homepage

This script has no discussions.

start the discussion

This script has no reviews.

This script is intended to ease the life of Ubuntu/Debian users who browse the Internet searching for software, tutorials, etc.

I can't write an apt:// url here, but you can see an example of it in this website: http://www.apturl.net/index.php/install/js2-mode

Apt: urls are a way to install packages by using a protocol handler to read the list of packages to install.
More info about AptUrl (and how to set it up for some browsers) can be found here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptURL

The script will match lines such as these:


sudo apt-get install emacs emacs-goodies-el windows-el jde js2-mode
aptitude install freepats timidity-interfaces-extra timidity-el tuxguitar
$ sudo aptitude install ttf-droid ttf-unifont
apt://oneko
apt:bsdgames,pacman4console,moon-buggy-esd

When the script is installed, the text strings in those examples will turn into clickable links that will launch a graphical installer for each of the packages in the line.

Discuss this script