Bug 28916

Summary:	key-mon disappeared from mageia8, it existed in mageia6, 7
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	jclb <cmp25>
Component:	New RPM package request	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal	CC:	fri, geiger.david68210, j.biernacki+mga, sebsweb
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	IN_RELEASENOTES8
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/obsolete/key-mon/
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	key-mon	CVE:
Status comment:

Description jclb 2021-05-14 06:31:56 CEST

Here is what have told me, the reason why it is not in mageia8:

So an application that remained in Python2, which is no longer supported since January 2020. Developers do not wish to maintain Python2 applications.
If someone has migrated this software to Python3, it can be reinstated. 

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description
key-mon:
A screencast utility that displays your keyboard and mouse status

Key-mon is useful for teaching since it shows the current status of your keyboard and mouse and you use them in another application. No longer do you need to say 'Now I'm pressing the Ctrl-D key', your students can just see the keystroke for themselves.

This displays all keystrokes and mouse clicks, it is made for video tutorials and teaching.

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key-mon disappeared from mageia8, it existed in mageia6, 7

This is the only program that exists, you have to put it back in Mageia9 (cauldron)


Here are the links I was told to indicate:
https://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/obsolete/key-mon/
https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon


Here are the links I found myself, I don't know if they will be useful to you:

https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=key-mon&submit=Search+...

https://code.google.com/archive/p/key-mon/

Comment 1 sturmvogel 2021-05-14 08:15:36 CEST

An alternative is available in Mageia 8: screenkey

Comment 2 David GEIGER 2021-05-14 12:55:20 CEST

python2 only package this is why we have dropped it from mageia8 repo!

We can't do something if upstream itself don't take care to port key-mon to python3.

So closing this bug as wontfix!

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX
CC: (none) => geiger.david68210

Comment 3 Jybz 2021-05-14 15:42:46 CEST

https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon/blob/master/setup.py#L1
> #!/usr/bin/env python3

Actually, it is a python3 repository.

CC: (none) => j.biernacki+mga

Comment 4 jclb 2021-05-14 17:28:39 CEST

I tried "screenkey", it's pretty big, it can troubleshoot, hoping it updates to python3, thanks.

We just have to wait, thank you all.

Comment 5 jclb 2021-05-15 08:05:55 CEST

I have just been told elsewhere, than on the link I posted.

https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon

It is precisely python3

So do you take into account that we can have it in cauldron?

Sébastien Morin 2021-05-15 09:01:57 CEST

Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED
Resolution: WONTFIX => (none)
CC: (none) => sebsweb

Comment 6 Sébastien Morin 2021-05-15 09:03:40 CEST

Reopened since there is a python3 version available, which could therefore be packaged for Mageia 8.

Comment 7 David GEIGER 2021-05-15 09:08:36 CEST

Nop there is NO official python3 release! just some commits who started to port it to python3.

Also since 2020-10-30 there is no more commits and his bug is alaways open:

https://github.com/scottkirkwood/key-mon/issues/85

So please stop to asked for a non maintaining upstream package, thanks!

Comment 8 Sébastien Morin 2021-05-15 09:42:59 CEST

Ok, it seems the best solution here is to consider using the alternative suggested above by sturmvogel: screenkey

Status: REOPENED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX

Comment 9 Morgan Leijström 2021-05-15 11:11:56 CEST

Thanks. Added to
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_8_Release_Notes#With_removal_on_upgrade

CC: (none) => fri
Keywords: (none) => IN_RELEASENOTES8