Tasker

Features

• Simple interface: Create, edit, and delete cron jobs without touching the command line
• User and system crontabs: Switch between managing your user crontab and the system crontab
• Easy scheduling: Simple mode for common schedules (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly) or advanced mode for full cron syntax
• Task names: Add descriptive names/comments to your cron jobs
• Modern UI: Clean GTK4 interface that fits in with GNOME/GTK-based desktops

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• PyGObject (GTK4 bindings)
• polkit (for system crontab support)

On Fedora-based distributions:

# Fedora/RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf install python3-gobject gtk4 polkit

On other distributions:

# Debian/Ubuntu (experimental support - may have UI issues)
sudo apt install python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-4.0 polkit

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S python-gobject gtk4 polkit

Note: Ubuntu/Debian support is currently experimental and may have styling/UI issues with GTK4.

Installation

From GitHub Release (Recommended)

Download the latest release from the GitHub Releases page.

Fedora/RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux

# Download the RPM from the latest release
wget https://github.com/Anarbb/tasker/releases/latest/download/tasker-1.0.0-1.fc42.noarch.rpm

# Install with dnf
sudo dnf install ./tasker-1.0.0-1.fc42.noarch.rpm

Or manually:

1. Visit Releases
2. Download the .rpm file
3. Double-click to install, or use: sudo dnf install ./tasker-*.rpm

Ubuntu/Debian (Not Currently Supported)

Ubuntu/Debian packages are currently disabled due to GTK4 styling issues. For these distributions, please use the "From Source" installation method below.

From Source

For distributions without a package or if you want the latest development version:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Anarbb/tasker.git
cd tasker

# Install dependencies (Fedora example)
sudo dnf install python3-gobject gtk4 polkit

# Run directly
python3 main.py

# Or install system-wide
sudo python3 setup.py install
tasker

Usage

1. Add a task: Click the "Add Task" button
2. Set a name: Give your task a descriptive name (optional)
3. Choose schedule:
   • Use simple mode for common schedules (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
   • Toggle "Advanced" for full cron syntax control
4. Enter command: Provide the full path to the script or command to run
5. Save: Click "Save" to add the task to your crontab

Managing Tasks

• Edit: Click the edit icon on any task
• Delete: Click the delete icon (you'll be asked to confirm)
• Refresh: Click the refresh button to reload tasks from crontab
• System crontab: Toggle the "System" switch in the header to manage system-wide cron jobs (requires authentication)

Notes

• When switching to system crontab mode, you'll be prompted for authentication via pkexec
• The application reads and writes directly to your crontab, so be careful when editing manually
• Advanced mode supports all standard cron syntax (wildcards, ranges, lists, etc.)

Building Packages

Building RPM (Fedora/RHEL/CentOS)

Install build dependencies:

sudo dnf install rpm-build rpmdevtools python3-devel python3-setuptools

Build the package:

make rpm VERSION=1.0.0

The RPM will be in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/.

Automated Builds via GitHub Actions

This repository uses GitHub Actions to automatically build packages:

1. Go to the Actions tab in the GitHub repository
2. Select Build Packages and Create Release workflow
3. Click Run workflow
4. Enter the version number (e.g., 1.0.0)
5. Click Run workflow

The workflow will:

• Build RPM packages for Fedora/RHEL-based distributions
• Create a GitHub release with the version tag
• Upload all packages to the release
• Users can download directly from the Releases page

Note: DEB packages are currently disabled in the workflow due to GTK4 compatibility issues on Ubuntu/Debian.

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).

See the LICENSE file for details, or visit https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.

Copyright (C) 2025 Anas Arbaoui