backend: add gfx_ui param to setbranchHEADv4.2409.1nextmaster

qt frontend: change branch from settings window
cli frontend: adjust to backend change in setbranch

6 files changed, 443 insertions, 163 deletions

diff --git a/src/backend/setbranch.py b/src/backend/setbranch.py
index adff88a..8220589 100644
--- a/src/backend/setbranch.py
+++ b/src/backend/setbranch.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os
 import random
 import signal
 import sys
+import time
 import sisyphus.checkenv
 import sisyphus.getclr
 import sisyphus.getfs
@@ -55,31 +56,64 @@ def get_brch_rmt(branch, remote):
 
 
 @animation.wait('injecting Gentoo Linux portage tree')
-def ins_g_repo(branch, remote):
+def ins_g_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False):
     g_rmt, r_rmt, p_cfg_rmt = get_brch_rmt(branch, remote)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\ninjecting Gentoo Linux portage tree", flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
     if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.getfs.g_src_dir, '.git')):
         git.Repo.clone_from(
             "/".join(g_rmt), sisyphus.getfs.g_src_dir, depth=1, branch=branch)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\r" + " " * len("injecting Gentoo Linux portage tree") +
+              "\r", end='', flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
 
 @animation.wait('injecting Redcore Linux ebuild overlay')
-def ins_r_repo(branch, remote):
+def ins_r_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False):
     g_rmt, r_rmt, p_cfg_rmt = get_brch_rmt(branch, remote)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\ninjecting Rentoo Linux ebuild overlay", flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
     if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.getfs.r_src_dir, '.git')):
         git.Repo.clone_from(
             "/".join(r_rmt), sisyphus.getfs.r_src_dir, depth=1, branch=branch)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\r" + " " * len("injecting Redcore Linux ebuild overlay") +
+              "\r", end='', flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
 
 @animation.wait('injecting Redcore Linux portage config')
-def ins_p_cfg_repo(branch, remote):
+def ins_p_cfg_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False):
     g_rmt, r_rmt, p_cfg_rmt = get_brch_rmt(branch, remote)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\ninjecting Redcore Linux portage config", flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
     if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sisyphus.getfs.p_cfg_dir, '.git')):
         git.Repo.clone_from("/".join(p_cfg_rmt),
                             sisyphus.getfs.p_cfg_dir, depth=1, branch=branch)
 
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print("\r" + " " * len("injecting Redcore Linux portage config") +
+              "\r", end='', flush=True)
+    else:
+        pass
+
 
 def set_brch_master_index():
     mirrorList = sisyphus.setmirror.getList()
@@ -95,34 +129,51 @@ def set_brch_next_index():
     sisyphus.setmirror.setActive(chosen_index)
 
 
-def set_bhst_index(branch, remote):
-    if "master" in branch:
+def set_bhst_index(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False):
+    if gfx_ui:
+        print(f"\nThe active branch has been switched to '{branch}'")
+        print(f"\nThe active remote has been switched to '{remote}'")
+    else:
         print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.green}\nThe active branch has been switched to '{branch}'{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
-        print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.green}The active remote has been switched to '{remote}'{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
-        set_brch_master_index()  # Set binhost index for branch 'master' (random odd index)
+        print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.green}\nThe active remote has been switched to '{remote}'{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
+
+    if "master" in branch:
+        set_brch_master_index()
     elif "next" in branch:
-        print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.green}\nThe active branch has been switched to '{branch}'{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
-        print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.green}The active remote has been switched to '{remote}'{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
-        set_brch_next_index()  # Set binhost index for branch 'next' (random even index)
+        set_brch_next_index()
 
 
-def start(branch, remote):
+def start(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False):
     is_online = sisyphus.checkenv.connectivity()
 
-    if sisyphus.checkenv.root():
-        if is_online == 1:
-            sisyphus.purgeenv.branch()
-            sisyphus.purgeenv.metadata()
-            ins_g_repo(branch, remote)
-            ins_r_repo(branch, remote)
-            ins_p_cfg_repo(branch, remote)
-            sisyphus.setjobs.start()
-            sisyphus.setprofile.start()
-            set_bhst_index(branch, remote)
+    if is_online != 1:
+        if gfx_ui:
+            print("\nNo internet connection detected. Aborting!\n")
+            for i in range(9, 0, -1):
+                print(f"Killing application in : {i} seconds!")
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)  # kill GUI window
         else:
             print(
                 f"{sisyphus.getclr.bright_red}\nNo internet connection detected; Aborting!\n{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
             sys.exit()
     else:
-        print(f"{sisyphus.getclr.bright_red}\nRoot permissions are required to perform this action.\n{sisyphus.getclr.reset}")
-        sys.exit()
+        if gfx_ui:
+            sisyphus.purgeenv.branch.__wrapped__()
+            sisyphus.purgeenv.metadata.__wrapped__()
+            ins_g_repo.__wrapped__(branch, remote, gfx_ui=True)
+            ins_r_repo.__wrapped__(branch, remote, gfx_ui=True)
+            ins_p_cfg_repo.__wrapped__(branch, remote, gfx_ui=True)
+            set_bhst_index(branch, remote, gfx_ui=True)
+            sisyphus.setprofile.start.__wrapped__()
+            sisyphus.setjobs.start()
+        else:
+            sisyphus.purgeenv.branch()
+            sisyphus.purgeenv.metadata()
+            ins_g_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False)
+            ins_r_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False)
+            ins_p_cfg_repo(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False)
+            set_bhst_index(branch, remote, gfx_ui=False)
+            sisyphus.setprofile.start()
+            sisyphus.setjobs.start()
diff --git a/src/backend/syncall.py b/src/backend/syncall.py
index c024a37..5cbcd8f 100644
--- a/src/backend/syncall.py
+++ b/src/backend/syncall.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import time
 import sisyphus.checkenv
 import sisyphus.getclr
 import sisyphus.getenv
-import sisyphus.purgeenv
 import sisyphus.syncdb
 import sisyphus.syncenv
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py b/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
index 4e7d856..18af382 100755
--- a/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
+++ b/src/frontend/cli/sisyphus-cli.py
@@ -307,7 +307,10 @@ def branch(branch: Branch = typer.Argument(...), remote: Remote = typer.Option(R
         sisyphus mirror set 2\n
         sisyphus mirror set 8\n
     """
-    sisyphus.setbranch.start(branch.value, remote.value)
+    if sisyphus.checkenv.root():
+        sisyphus.setbranch.start(branch.value, remote.value, gfx_ui=False)
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
 
 
 @app.command("sysinfo")
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt5.py b/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt5.py
index 45a076f..067fe7a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt5.py
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt5.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets, uic
 class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Sisyphus, self).__init__()
+        self.progressWindow = None
+        self.settingsWindow = None
         uic.loadUi('/usr/share/sisyphus/ui/sisyphus.ui', self)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.handleSigterm)
         self.centerOnScreen()
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         Sisyphus.dbFilter = self.filterDatabases['All Packages']
 
         Sisyphus.searchTerm = "'%%'"
-        self.progressWindow = None
 
         self.databaseTable.clicked.connect(self.rowClicked)
         self.inputBox.textEdited.connect(self.searchDatabase)
@@ -97,15 +98,6 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         self.exitButton.clicked.connect(self.closeMainWindow)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
-
     def rowClicked(self):
         Sisyphus.pkgSelect = len(
             self.databaseTable.selectionModel().selectedRows())
@@ -200,17 +192,17 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.statusBar().showMessage("I am busy with some cleaning, please don't rush me ...")
         self.autoremoveThread.start()
 
-    def hideProgressButton(self):
-        self.progressButton.hide()
+    def disableProgressButton(self):
+        self.progressButton.setEnabled(False)
 
-    def showProgressButton(self):
-        self.progressButton.show()
+    def enableProgressButton(self):
+        self.progressButton.setEnabled(True)
 
-    def hideSettingsButton(self):
-        self.settingsButton.hide()
+    def disableSettingsButton(self):
+        self.settingsButton.setEnabled(False)
 
-    def showSettingsButton(self):
-        self.settingsButton.show()
+    def enableSettingsButton(self):
+        self.settingsButton.setEnabled(True)
 
     def hideUiButtons(self):
         self.installButton.hide()
@@ -240,15 +232,15 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
     def showProgress(self):
         self.hideUiButtons()
-        self.hideSettingsButton()
-        self.showProgressButton()
+        self.disableSettingsButton()
+        self.enableProgressButton()
         self.showProgressBar()
         self.setInputFocus()
 
     def hideProgress(self):
         self.showUiButtons()
-        self.showSettingsButton()
-        self.hideProgressButton()
+        self.enableSettingsButton()
+        self.disableProgressButton()
         self.hideProgressBar()
         self.setInputFocus()
         self.loadDatabase()
@@ -269,7 +261,9 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.progressWindow.show()
 
     def showSettingsWindow(self):
-        self.settingsWindow = SettingsWindow(self)
+        if self.settingsWindow is None:
+            self.settingsWindow = SettingsWindow(self, self.progressWindow)
+
         self.settingsWindow.show()
 
     def closeMainWindow(self):
@@ -281,6 +275,15 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def __del__(self):
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
 
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+
 
 class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     progress_messages = []
@@ -291,20 +294,12 @@ class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.setWindowFlag(QtCore.Qt.FramelessWindowHint)
         self.centerOnScreen()
         self.refreshProgressWindow()
+
         self.clearButton.clicked.connect(self.clearProgressWindow)
         self.hideButton.clicked.connect(self.hideProgressWindow)
 
         sys.stdout = MainWorker(workerOutput=self.updateProgressWindow)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
-
     def updateProgressWindow(self, workerMessage):
         ProgressWindow.progress_messages.append(workerMessage)
         self.progressBox.insertPlainText(workerMessage)
@@ -323,26 +318,66 @@ class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def hideProgressWindow(self):
         self.hide()
 
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+
 
 class SettingsWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, progressWindow=None):
         super(SettingsWindow, self).__init__(parent)
+        self.mainWindow = parent
+        self.progressWindow = progressWindow
+        selected_branch = None
+        selected_remote = None
         uic.loadUi('/usr/share/sisyphus/ui/settings.ui', self)
         self.centerOnScreen()
+
         self.MIRRORLIST = sisyphus.setmirror.getList()
         self.updateMirrorList()
-        self.applyButton.pressed.connect(self.writeMirrorList)
-        self.applyButton.released.connect(self.closeSettingsWindow)
         self.mirrorCombo.activated.connect(self.setMirrorList)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+        self.branches = OrderedDict([
+            ('Branch Master (stable)', 'master'),
+            ('Branch Next (testing)', 'next')
+        ])
+
+        self.branchCombo.blockSignals(True)
+        self.branchCombo.addItems(self.branches.keys())
+        system_branch = sisyphus.getenv.sys_brch()
+        self.branchCombo.setCurrentText(next(name for name, value in self.branches.items(
+        ) if value == system_branch))  # default to current branch, we have an API for it
+        self.branchCombo.blockSignals(False)
+        self.branchCombo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.loadBranchRemote)
+
+        self.remotes = OrderedDict([
+            ('Github Remote : https://github.com/redcorelinux', 'github'),
+            ('Gitlab Remote : https://gitlab.com/redcore', 'gitlab'),
+            ('Pagure Remote : https://pagure.io/redcore', 'pagure')
+        ])
+
+        self.remoteCombo.blockSignals(True)
+        self.remoteCombo.addItems(self.remotes.keys())
+        self.remoteCombo.setCurrentText(
+            'Gitlab Remote : https://gitlab.com/redcore')
+        self.remoteCombo.blockSignals(False)
+        self.remoteCombo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.loadBranchRemote)
+
+        self.mirrorButton.clicked.connect(self.writeMirrorList)
+        self.branchButton.clicked.connect(self.changeBranchRemote)
+
+        self.branchWorker = MainWorker()
+        self.branchThread = QtCore.QThread()
+        self.branchWorker.moveToThread(self.branchThread)
+        self.branchWorker.started.connect(self.showProgress)
+        self.branchThread.started.connect(self.branchWorker.setBranch)
+        self.branchThread.finished.connect(self.hideProgress)
+        self.branchWorker.finished.connect(self.branchThread.quit)
 
     def updateMirrorList(self):
         model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
@@ -364,8 +399,52 @@ class SettingsWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def writeMirrorList(self):
         sisyphus.setmirror.writeList(self.MIRRORLIST)
 
-    def closeSettingsWindow(self):
-        self.close()
+    def loadBranchRemote(self):
+        selected_branch = self.branches[self.branchCombo.currentText()]
+        selected_remote = self.remotes[self.remoteCombo.currentText()]
+
+        return selected_branch, selected_remote
+
+    def changeBranchRemote(self):
+        selected_branch, selected_remote = self.loadBranchRemote()
+
+        self.branchWorker.selected_branch = selected_branch
+        self.branchWorker.selected_remote = selected_remote
+
+        self.branchThread.start()
+
+    def disableUiButtons(self):
+        self.mirrorButton.setEnabled(False)
+        self.branchButton.setEnabled(False)
+
+    def enableUiButtons(self):
+        self.mirrorButton.setEnabled(True)
+        self.branchButton.setEnabled(True)
+
+    def showProgress(self):
+        self.disableUiButtons()
+        self.mainWindow.showProgress()
+
+        if self.progressWindow is None:
+            self.progressWindow = ProgressWindow(self.mainWindow)
+            self.branchWorker.workerOutput.connect(
+                self.progressWindow.updateProgressWindow)
+
+    def hideProgress(self):
+        self.mainWindow.hideProgress()
+        self.mainWindow.updateSystem()
+        self.MIRRORLIST = sisyphus.setmirror.getList()
+        self.updateMirrorList()
+        self.enableUiButtons()
+
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtWidgets.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
 
 
 class MainWorker(QtCore.QObject):
@@ -417,6 +496,13 @@ class MainWorker(QtCore.QObject):
         sisyphus.sysclean.start(gfx_ui=True)
         self.finished.emit()
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
+    def setBranch(self):
+        self.started.emit()
+        sisyphus.setbranch.start(self.selected_branch,
+                                 self.selected_remote, gfx_ui=True)
+        self.finished.emit()
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt6.py b/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt6.py
index 5ffcd32..3886a7f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt6.py
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/sisyphus-qt6.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from PyQt6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets, uic
 class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
         super(Sisyphus, self).__init__()
+        self.progressWindow = None
+        self.settingsWindow = None
         uic.loadUi('/usr/share/sisyphus/ui/sisyphus.ui', self)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.handleSigterm)
         self.centerOnScreen()
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         Sisyphus.dbFilter = self.filterDatabases['All Packages']
 
         Sisyphus.searchTerm = "'%%'"
-        self.progressWindow = None
 
         self.databaseTable.clicked.connect(self.rowClicked)
         self.inputBox.textEdited.connect(self.searchDatabase)
@@ -97,15 +98,6 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         self.exitButton.clicked.connect(self.closeMainWindow)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
-
     def rowClicked(self):
         Sisyphus.pkgSelect = len(
             self.databaseTable.selectionModel().selectedRows())
@@ -200,17 +192,17 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.statusBar().showMessage("I am busy with some cleaning, please don't rush me ...")
         self.autoremoveThread.start()
 
-    def hideProgressButton(self):
-        self.progressButton.hide()
+    def disableProgressButton(self):
+        self.progressButton.setEnabled(False)
 
-    def showProgressButton(self):
-        self.progressButton.show()
+    def enableProgressButton(self):
+        self.progressButton.setEnabled(True)
 
-    def hideSettingsButton(self):
-        self.settingsButton.hide()
+    def disableSettingsButton(self):
+        self.settingsButton.setEnabled(False)
 
-    def showSettingsButton(self):
-        self.settingsButton.show()
+    def enableSettingsButton(self):
+        self.settingsButton.setEnabled(True)
 
     def hideUiButtons(self):
         self.installButton.hide()
@@ -240,15 +232,15 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
     def showProgress(self):
         self.hideUiButtons()
-        self.hideSettingsButton()
-        self.showProgressButton()
+        self.disableSettingsButton()
+        self.enableProgressButton()
         self.showProgressBar()
         self.setInputFocus()
 
     def hideProgress(self):
         self.showUiButtons()
-        self.showSettingsButton()
-        self.hideProgressButton()
+        self.enableSettingsButton()
+        self.disableProgressButton()
         self.hideProgressBar()
         self.setInputFocus()
         self.loadDatabase()
@@ -269,7 +261,9 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.progressWindow.show()
 
     def showSettingsWindow(self):
-        self.settingsWindow = SettingsWindow(self)
+        if self.settingsWindow is None:
+            self.settingsWindow = SettingsWindow(self, self.progressWindow)
+
         self.settingsWindow.show()
 
     def closeMainWindow(self):
@@ -281,6 +275,15 @@ class Sisyphus(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def __del__(self):
         sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
 
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+
 
 class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     progress_messages = []
@@ -296,15 +299,6 @@ class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         sys.stdout = MainWorker(workerOutput=self.updateProgressWindow)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
-
     def updateProgressWindow(self, workerMessage):
         ProgressWindow.progress_messages.append(workerMessage)
         self.progressBox.insertPlainText(workerMessage)
@@ -323,26 +317,66 @@ class ProgressWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def hideProgressWindow(self):
         self.hide()
 
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+
 
 class SettingsWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, progressWindow=None):
         super(SettingsWindow, self).__init__(parent)
+        self.mainWindow = parent
+        self.progressWindow = progressWindow
+        selected_branch = None
+        selected_remote = None
         uic.loadUi('/usr/share/sisyphus/ui/settings.ui', self)
         self.centerOnScreen()
+
         self.MIRRORLIST = sisyphus.setmirror.getList()
         self.updateMirrorList()
-        self.applyButton.pressed.connect(self.writeMirrorList)
-        self.applyButton.released.connect(self.closeSettingsWindow)
         self.mirrorCombo.activated.connect(self.setMirrorList)
 
-    def centerOnScreen(self):
-        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
-        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
-        horizontalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
-        verticalPosition = int(
-            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
-        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
+        self.branches = OrderedDict([
+            ('Branch Master (stable)', 'master'),
+            ('Branch Next (testing)', 'next')
+        ])
+
+        self.branchCombo.blockSignals(True)
+        self.branchCombo.addItems(self.branches.keys())
+        system_branch = sisyphus.getenv.sys_brch()
+        self.branchCombo.setCurrentText(next(name for name, value in self.branches.items(
+        ) if value == system_branch))  # default to current branch, we have an API for it
+        self.branchCombo.blockSignals(False)
+        self.branchCombo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.loadBranchRemote)
+
+        self.remotes = OrderedDict([
+            ('Github Remote : https://github.com/redcorelinux', 'github'),
+            ('Gitlab Remote : https://gitlab.com/redcore', 'gitlab'),
+            ('Pagure Remote : https://pagure.io/redcore', 'pagure')
+        ])
+
+        self.remoteCombo.blockSignals(True)
+        self.remoteCombo.addItems(self.remotes.keys())
+        self.remoteCombo.setCurrentText(
+            'Gitlab Remote : https://gitlab.com/redcore')
+        self.remoteCombo.blockSignals(False)
+        self.remoteCombo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.loadBranchRemote)
+
+        self.mirrorButton.clicked.connect(self.writeMirrorList)
+        self.branchButton.clicked.connect(self.changeBranchRemote)
+
+        self.branchWorker = MainWorker()
+        self.branchThread = QtCore.QThread()
+        self.branchWorker.moveToThread(self.branchThread)
+        self.branchWorker.started.connect(self.showProgress)
+        self.branchThread.started.connect(self.branchWorker.setBranch)
+        self.branchThread.finished.connect(self.hideProgress)
+        self.branchWorker.finished.connect(self.branchThread.quit)
 
     def updateMirrorList(self):
         model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
@@ -364,8 +398,52 @@ class SettingsWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def writeMirrorList(self):
         sisyphus.setmirror.writeList(self.MIRRORLIST)
 
-    def closeSettingsWindow(self):
-        self.close()
+    def loadBranchRemote(self):
+        selected_branch = self.branches[self.branchCombo.currentText()]
+        selected_remote = self.remotes[self.remoteCombo.currentText()]
+
+        return selected_branch, selected_remote
+
+    def changeBranchRemote(self):
+        selected_branch, selected_remote = self.loadBranchRemote()
+
+        self.branchWorker.selected_branch = selected_branch
+        self.branchWorker.selected_remote = selected_remote
+
+        self.branchThread.start()
+
+    def disableUiButtons(self):
+        self.mirrorButton.setEnabled(False)
+        self.branchButton.setEnabled(False)
+
+    def enableUiButtons(self):
+        self.mirrorButton.setEnabled(True)
+        self.branchButton.setEnabled(True)
+
+    def showProgress(self):
+        self.disableUiButtons()
+        self.mainWindow.showProgress()
+
+        if self.progressWindow is None:
+            self.progressWindow = ProgressWindow(self.mainWindow)
+            self.branchWorker.workerOutput.connect(
+                self.progressWindow.updateProgressWindow)
+
+    def hideProgress(self):
+        self.mainWindow.hideProgress()
+        self.mainWindow.updateSystem()
+        self.MIRRORLIST = sisyphus.setmirror.getList()
+        self.updateMirrorList()
+        self.enableUiButtons()
+
+    def centerOnScreen(self):
+        screenGeometry = QtGui.QGuiApplication.primaryScreen().geometry()
+        windowGeometry = self.geometry()
+        horizontalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.width() - windowGeometry.width()) / 2)
+        verticalPosition = int(
+            (screenGeometry.height() - windowGeometry.height()) / 2)
+        self.move(horizontalPosition, verticalPosition)
 
 
 class MainWorker(QtCore.QObject):
@@ -417,6 +495,13 @@ class MainWorker(QtCore.QObject):
         sisyphus.sysclean.start(gfx_ui=True)
         self.finished.emit()
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
+    def setBranch(self):
+        self.started.emit()
+        sisyphus.setbranch.start(self.selected_branch,
+                                 self.selected_remote, gfx_ui=True)
+        self.finished.emit()
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/ui/settings.ui b/src/frontend/gui/ui/settings.ui
index eb9196a..5ffa8ee 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/ui/settings.ui
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/ui/settings.ui
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>MainWindow</class>
  <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
-  <property name="windowModality">
-   <enum>Qt::ApplicationModal</enum>
-  </property>
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
@@ -43,7 +40,10 @@
        </size>
       </property>
       <property name="title">
-       <string>Select Active Mirror</string>
+       <string>Select Mirror</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="alignment">
+       <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
       </property>
       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
        <item>
@@ -60,14 +60,107 @@
            <height>30</height>
           </size>
          </property>
-         <property name="currentText">
-          <string notr="true"/>
+         <property name="frame">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QToolButton" name="mirrorButton">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>125</width>
+           <height>30</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="maximumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>125</width>
+           <height>30</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Apply</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset theme="dialog-ok">
+           <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="iconSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolButtonStyle">
+          <enum>Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="autoRaise">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="branchGroupBox">
+      <property name="title">
+       <string>Select Branch / Select Remote</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="alignment">
+       <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+      </property>
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="branchCombo">
+         <property name="frame">
+          <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="remoteCombo">
          <property name="frame">
           <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QToolButton" name="branchButton">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>125</width>
+           <height>30</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="maximumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>125</width>
+           <height>30</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Apply</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="icon">
+          <iconset theme="dialog-ok">
+           <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
+         </property>
+         <property name="iconSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="toolButtonStyle">
+          <enum>Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="autoRaise">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </item>
@@ -76,14 +169,17 @@
       <property name="title">
        <string>About</string>
       </property>
-      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+      <property name="alignment">
+       <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+      </property>
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
        <item>
         <widget class="QTextBrowser" name="aboutText">
          <property name="frameShape">
           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="frameShadow">
-          <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
+          <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="html">
           <string>&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN&quot; &quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd&quot;&gt;
@@ -95,7 +191,6 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;In it's essence Sisyphus is a simple wrapper around portage, gentoolkit, and portage-utils&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;which provides an apt-get/yum-alike interface to these commands, to assist newcomer people transitioning from Debian/RedHat-based systems to Gentoo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans'; font-weight:600;&quot;&gt;Author:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;Ghiunhan Mamut &amp;lt;V3n3RiX&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
@@ -104,8 +199,6 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans'; font-weight:600;&quot;&gt;Contributors:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;Ionel Busuioc &amp;lt;bionel&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p style=&quot;-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Sans';&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p align=&quot;right&quot; style=&quot; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-family:'Sans'; font-size:9pt;&quot;&gt;Copyleft (ɔ) 2016 - 2024 Redcore Linux Project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
@@ -113,43 +206,6 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
-      <item>
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>338</width>
-          <height>20</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="applyButton">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Apply</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="icon">
-         <iconset theme="dialog-ok-apply">
-          <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
-        </property>
-        <property name="iconSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>25</width>
-          <height>25</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-        <property name="flat">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
  </widget>