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herzane

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Registered: 2025-10-26

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Electron-based package manager application

Hey everyone,

I’d like to share a project I’ve been working on lately called Luna Store. It’s a modern, Electron-based application store designed to give Linux users a more visual and intuitive package management experience.

The project is currently in its early development stages. My main goal is to combine a clean UI with functionality, filling some of the gaps I felt while using my own Arch/KDE setup.

Key Features:

Modern and minimalist UI/UX.

Built with Electron.js for cross-distro potential.

Active development with more features coming soon.

I would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or suggestions. If you're interested in checking out the code or contributing, here is the repository:

Repo: https://github.com/herzane52/luna-store-electron

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: Electron-based package manager application

Given that you support AUR this will probably be seen as a 'graphical aur helper' , not as a package manager.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers#Graphical lists 12 already, are you sure none of them fits your usecase ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (Yesterday 12:25:12)

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herzane

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Registered: 2025-10-26

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Re: Electron-based package manager application

You're right, it works more like a graphical assistant than a basic package manager. My main goal is to provide a transparent visual interface; every command the application executes is visible to the user, so nothing remains "in the background."

As for the name "Luna Store," I used it because I plan to add a store, and it can be easily misunderstood due to its name.

Also, I've noticed that the current Electron version is quite resource-intensive. Therefore, I plan to rewrite it with Tauri to reduce RAM usage and improve performance. The Electron version is currently functional for those who want to use it, but I won't be adding any major new features.

Scimmia

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Re: Electron-based package manager application

The name seems very problematic to me considering https://luna.amazon.com/

herzane

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Registered: 2025-10-26

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Re: Electron-based package manager application

The name seems very problematic to me considering https://luna.amazon.com/

Actually, the Turkish translation “Ay” made sense at first.

Last edited by herzane (Yesterday 19:17:38)