AlchemyOS: How to connect to package manager server

[JoseskVolpe]

¿What is Alpaca Package Manager?
An operating system is formed by programs that is capable to communicate with the kernel, wich is the engine of the operating system. A program consist of resources and compiled sources wich are loaded by the system and executed in the machine. These resources need to be extracted to be readable, this is the task of an installer.
The same way a JAR file is for Java-enable devices, PKG is for Alchemy OS. The PKG stores all data, resources and compiled code of an application an a package manager extract it to the system.

Alchemy OS is cloud-based, wich means all packages are distributed online, and users can upload them to the cloud so users can easily install it from Alpaca Package Manager.
This doesn't prevent users to install packages offline, users can still install packages outside the cloud by using the command:

Code:

pkg-arh install yourfile.pkg

However, a user will always want to use online features, because that's something much easier to do.
Basically, Alpaca Package Manager works as a "App Store", but not exactly... As it's name says, it's a package manager, wich works, extract, install and uninstall applications on the operating system


Enabling cloud features

The first thing the user will hear after installing Alchemy OS is:

Quote:Do you want to download and install the latest updates? Requires internet connection!

If the user select "Yes" in 2021, they will receive a error:

Quote:Failed to download package lists. Updates will not be installed.

¡What a shame! ¿A cloud-based package manager that cannot connect to the database? ¿How will i install my applications and dependencies now?
Don't worry
That's because the package manager used to connect to alchemy-os.org, wich is not online anymore. So it is trying to obtain a database that doesn't exist anymore....
But there's a clone, and as everything is file in Alchemy OS, that can be changed.
In truth, Alpaca already had it in mind and there's a configuration file where you can change the database server URL

Instructions

Open "Browse files" application, and go to the following path:
/cfg/pkg/

Open "sources" files and edit "alchemy-os.org" to "alchemy-os.sourceforge.net"
Content:

Quote:res:/pkg 2.1
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/main
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/nonfree

Save it and open "Manage packages", select "Refresh lists"
¡Done! The cloud feature is now enable and you can now download your packages online

Alternatively, you can download this file, extract and replace it on the same location (/cfg/pkg/sources)

  sources.zip (Size: 177 bytes / Downloads: 25)

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@MacGyver I posted it on Off-Topic as it's not exactly development related. However, if you feel it's more adequate in the Help section, you can ask Dedomil to move it

[Abidemhie]

The folder is not found in my c:drive

[ay star]

Done sir

[CodeWithAadi]

@JoseskVolpe

Quote:res:/pkg 2.1
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/main
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/nonfree

The Alpaca Cloud Feature Doesn't Work If You Change /cfg/pkg/source To The Text Above Quoted.

I Had Used This OS In 2021-06-07

Some Links :-

1) Package Archive for Alchemy OS 2.1

2) Screenshots When I Installed This On My Phone

[ay star]

(08-28-2021 07:51 PM)CodeWithAadi Wrote:  @JoseskVolpe

Quote:res:/pkg 2.1
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/main
http://alchemy-os.sourceforge.net/pkg 2.1/nonfree

The Alpaca Cloud Feature Doesn't Work If You Change /cfg/pkg/source To The Text Above Quoted.

I Had Used This OS In

Some Links :-

1) Package Archive for Alchemy OS 2.1

2) Screenshots When I Installed This On My Phone

I think it works
I installed some .PKG using it

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Here are some SS

[CodeWithAadi]

(08-28-2021 07:53 PM)ay star Wrote:  I think it works
I installed some .PKG using it

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Here are some SS

Whaaat! How? Tut Please!

[Abidemhie]

i cant install all that..
How bro?

[JoseskVolpe]

(08-28-2021 06:24 PM)Abidemhie Wrote:  The folder is not found in my c:drive

You must find it in the Alchemy OS's root, not in your phone's directory.

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(08-28-2021 07:51 PM)CodeWithAadi Wrote:  The Alpaca Cloud Feature Doesn't Work If You Change /cfg/pkg/source To The Text Above Quoted.

Make sure you didn't misspelled something

Also, your version is 2.1.1, wich is outdated... I recommend that you update it to 2.1.8
This won't affect it tho, but there's some bug fixes in the lastest versions