prez-pkglog v0.6.4 · Aug 2025

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prez-pkglog 0.6.4

Highlights

• DNF5 Actions: Integration fixed and hardened.
• RPM Packaging: Updated to install the .actions file in the correct directory.
• CLI: Scope handling clarified, defaults to system when run as root and fallback's to user for non-root

DNF5 Integration

• Requires libdnf5-plugin-actions at runtime
• Installs actions file to /etc/dnf/libdnf5-plugins/actions.d/prez_pkglog.actions (canonical config path).
• Explicit system-scope logging from Actions:
  • post_transaction:*:in::/usr/bin/prez-pkglog install --scope system ${pkg.name} dnf
  • post_transaction:*:out::/usr/bin/prez-pkglog remove --scope system ${pkg.name} dnf

CLI & Logging

• Default scope is now system when running as root, otherwise user scope.
• If a system-scope command is invoked without privileges, the CLI falls back to user scope and proceeds.
• Status/Commands always persist the resolved scope so the logger and CLI agree where to write.

Packaging

• C++ DNF5 Plugin prez_pkglog.so continues to be installed to /%{_libdir}/dnf5/plugins/ .
• Actions file now included under /usr/share/libdnf5/plugins/actions.d/ for reference, but the plugin reads from /etc/dnf/libdnf5-plugins/actions.d/ .
• Spec adds Requires: libdnf5-plugin-actions and removes conflicting ownership of actions.conf .

CI & Maintenance

• GitHub workflows updated for the new C++ plugin path.
• Tests: Lint, type checks, and tests clean; local suite shows 214 passed, 9 skipped, 1 xfailed.
• .gitignore and .gitattributes expanded for Python/RPM/CMake artifacts and LF normalization.

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Upgrade Notes

1. Install or upgrade:

• sudo dnf install prez-pkglog (if already installed, otherwise follow the README install instructions)
• Ensure libdnf5-plugin-actions is installed

2. Initialize:

• sudo prez-pkglog setup for system scope or prez-pkglog setup for user scope

3. Verify:

• sudo dnf -y install sl && sudo dnf -y remove sl
• sudo prez-pkglog status
• Check /var/log/prez-pkglog/packages.json for entries

If Already Installed

You no longer need to maintain actions.conf yourself. The Actions plugin package owns it, this release only ships the .actions file under /etc/dnf/libdnf5-plugins/actions.d/ .

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Known Issues

• None all DNF logging is functional.

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This discussion was created from the release prez-pkglog v0.6.4 · Aug 2025.