The Package Manager Window is used to manage the support packages installed on your system. It displays a list of the packages available, it also shows the packages you have installed and allows you to install, update, reinstall or remove them.

To display the Package Manager Window:

• Click Tools > Package Manager.

Filtering the package list

By default, the package manager displays a list of all available and installed packages. You can filter the packages that are displayed in a number of ways.

Firstly, you can filter by package status. To do this click on the Options button at the top right hand corner of the dialog.

From the options menu you can select the following display options:

• Display All - Display all packages irrespective of their status.
• Display Not Installed - Only display packages that have not been installed.
• Display Installed - Only display packages that have been installed.
• Display Updates - Only display packages that have been installed and that have updated versions available.

You can also filter the packages displayed by the text contained within the package title and documentation. To do this simply type the text into the Search Packages box at the top left hand corner of the dialog.

Installing a package

The package installation operation downloads a package to $(PackagesDir)/downloads if it has not been downloaded already and then unpacks the files contained within the package to their destination directory.

To install a package:

1. Click Tools > Install Packages (note that this is equivalent to clicking Tools > Package Manager and setting the status filter to Display Not Installed).
2. Select the package(s) you wish to install.
3. Right click and select Install Selected Packages.
4. Click Next, you will be presented with a list of actions the package manager is going to carry out.
5. Click Next and the package manager will install the package(s).
6. When the installation is complete click Finish to close the package manager.

Once installed, click Tools > Show Installed Packages to see more information on the installed packages.

Updating a package

The package update operation first removes the existing package files, it then downloads the updated package to $(PackagesDir)/downloads and then unpacks the files contained within the package to their destination directory.

To update a package:

1. Click Tools > Update Packages (note that this is equivalent to clicking Tools > Package Manager and setting the status filter to Display Updates).
2. Select the package(s) you wish to update.
3. Right click and select Update Selected Packages.
4. Click Next, you will be presented with a list of actions the package manager is going to carry out.
5. Click Next and the package manager will update the package(s).
6. When the update is complete click Finish to close the package manager.

Removing a package

The package remove operation removes all the files that were extracted when the package was installed.

To remove a package:

1. Click Tools > Remove Packages (note that this is equivalent to clicking Tools > Package Manager and setting the status filter to Display Installed).
2. Select the package(s) you wish to remove.
3. Right click and select Remove Selected Packages.
4. Click Next, you will be presented with a list of actions the package manager is going to carry out.
5. Click Next and the package manager will remove the package(s).
6. When the operation is complete click Finish to close the package manager.

Reinstalling a package

The package reinstall operation carries out a package remove operation followed by a package install operation.

To reinstall a package:

1. Click Tools > Reinstall Packages (note that this is equivalent to clicking Tools > Package Manager and setting the status filter to Display Installed).
2. Select the package(s) you wish to reinstall.
3. Right click and select Reinstall Selected Packages.
4. Click Next, you will be presented with a list of actions the package manager is going to carry out.
5. Click Next and the package manager will reinstall the package(s).
6. When the operation is complete click Finish to close the package manager.