Multi package installer in one step

LasagnaDevil

One of the things I dislike when updating Retropie or wholly reinstalling is having to select and wait through the install of each component (ranging from 30 seconds to around 40 minutes) I choose before moving on to the next one.

The synaptic package manager in Ubuntu allows you to select everything and THEN install, which can take a long time... And so I leave it alone and overnight.

If the menu allowed us to select all the stuff and THEN carry on with installing all selected packages, it'd be much more efficient.

And I don't think it'd be that hard to implement, honestly.

BuZz

@LasagnaDevil said in Multi package installer in one step:

And I don't think it'd be that hard to implement, honestly.

Feel free to submit a PR :)

BuZz

Once you have your package selection installed - you can just do "update all installed packages". so it's not a big deal. Not sure why you are doing them individually ?

LasagnaDevil

Erm, PR for me stands for 'Public Relations'. I dunno what you mean, Buzz. :P

Also, each install takes some time. Updating them all is indeed easier, but that one first step is mandatory and takes some time watching stuff get installed.

BuZz

@LasagnaDevil You have provided no information about your setup as requested (Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first)

Assuming you are on a PC, just do a basic install first - which installs the base set of packages, you can then install any extra ones. It's only something you have to do once.

PR is a Pull Request - when you contribute back to the project - You said "I don't think it'd be that hard to implement, honestly." so I said you could contribute back. I had assumed you based that comment on some internal knowledge of the codebase. Otherwise it doesn't mean a lot :)