Starfish

Starfish is a dependency visualizer for Arch Linux. It allows you to explore the complex web of package relationships on your system through an intuitive graphical interface.

Features

• Interactive Dependency Graphs: Visualize package dependencies and "required by" relationships.
• ALPM Integration: Directly interfaces with the Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) library (through shelly).
• High Performance: Built with .NET 10 and GTK 4, utilizing hardware acceleration for smooth graph rendering.
• Deep Exploration: Traverse through multiple levels of dependencies to understand your system's structure.
• Installed vs. Available: Easily distinguish between installed packages and available ones in the repositories.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Arch Linux (or an Arch-based distribution)

Arch Linux (AUR)

Starfish is available in the Arch User Repository (AUR). You can install it using Shelly or an AUR helper like paru or yay

Building from Source

If you are a developer or want to build Starfish from source, you can use the provided installation script:

git clone https://github.com/seafoamlabs/Starfish.git
cd Starfish
sudo ./local-install.sh

This script will build the project, install it to /opt/starfish, create a symlink in /usr/bin/starfish, and add a desktop entry to your application menu.

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Developed by Seafoam Labs