Pacsea v0.5.0 — Preflight enhancements, conflict detection, and internationalization

Comprehensive preflight analysis, package conflict detection, and full i18n support.

Highlights

• New: Preflight Services Tab

  • Systemd service impact analysis before installation/removal
  • Shows which services will be affected by package changes
  • Restart recommendations with defer/restart options
  • Service status indicators (active/inactive, restart recommended)
  • Cached for performance across sessions

• New: Preflight Sandbox Tab

  • AUR package build dependency analysis
  • Shows runtime dependencies (depends), build dependencies (makedepends), test dependencies (checkdepends), and optional dependencies (optdepends)
  • Only analyzes AUR packages (official packages are pre-built)
  • Expandable dependency trees with status indicators
  • Cached for performance

• New: Enhanced Preflight Summary Tab

  • Comprehensive risk assessment with risk factors and scores
  • Package overview with version changes, download sizes, and install deltas
  • Conflict and upgrade detection summary
  • Cascade mode information for removal operations
  • Reverse dependency analysis for removal operations

• New: Package Conflict Detection

  • Automatically detects conflicts during dependency resolution
  • Visual conflict indicators (⚠) in Deps tab
  • Conflict reasons displayed clearly
  • Blocks installation when conflicts are detected

• New: Internationalization (i18n) Support

  • Full English and German language support
  • Switch language in settings.conf with locale = "de-DE" or locale = "en-US"
  • All UI elements translated (modals, messages, labels, hints)
  • Automatically falls back to English if translation is missing

• Enhanced: Dependency Resolution

  • Improved conflict detection and status reporting
  • Better tracking of dependency sources (Official vs AUR)
  • More accurate dependency status display

• Enhanced: Preflight Modal Performance

  • Faster loading with smart caching
  • Background processing for better responsiveness
  • Optimized rendering for large lists

How to use

Preflight Modal

1. Add packages to install list → Enter (Preflight modal opens)
2. Navigate tabs with Left/Right arrows or mouse clicks:
   • Summary: Overview of packages, risks, and conflicts
   • Deps: Dependency tree with conflicts and upgrades
   • Files: File change analysis with pacnew/pacsave predictions
   • Services: Systemd service impacts and restart decisions
   • Sandbox: AUR build dependency analysis
3. Review information before proceeding with installation

Services Tab

• Space: Toggle restart decision for selected service
• R: Restart all services that need restart
• Services are cached; resolution happens in background

Sandbox Tab

• Space/Enter: Expand/collapse dependency groups
• a: Expand/collapse all groups
• Only shows AUR packages (official packages don't need analysis)
• Build dependencies are analyzed and cached

Conflict Detection

• Conflicts are automatically detected during dependency resolution
• Displayed with red warning indicators (⚠) in Deps tab
• Installation is blocked when conflicts are present
• Conflict reasons are shown for each conflicting package

Internationalization

1. Configure locale in settings.conf:

   locale = de-DE  # or "en-US", leave empty to auto-detect from system

2. Restart Pacsea to apply changes
3. All UI elements will use the selected language
4. Falls back to English if translation is missing

Notes

• Preflight Tabs: The Deps tab loads immediately when you open preflight. Other tabs (Files, Services, Sandbox) load their data when you navigate to them for faster initial opening.

• Caching: Services and sandbox analysis results are cached to speed up future preflight checks. Caches are automatically updated when packages change.

• Conflict Detection: Conflicts are automatically detected from package information and clearly marked in the Deps tab. You'll need to resolve conflicts before installation can proceed.

• Services Analysis: Shows which systemd services will be affected by your package changes, helping you plan service restarts.

• Sandbox Analysis: Only analyzes AUR packages since official packages are already built. Helps you understand what dependencies will be built during installation.

• Language Support: Switch between English and German in the config file. The interface automatically falls back to English if a translation is missing.

Upgrade notes

• No breaking changes: All existing functionality works as before
• New language option: Configure your preferred language in settings.conf with locale = "de-DE" or locale = "en-US" (leave empty to auto-detect from system)
• First run: The first time you open preflight, it may take a moment to analyze services and sandbox data. Subsequent opens will be faster thanks to caching