feat: self_update flag

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.0.0-beta.8] 2025-09-23
+## Added
+- Flag to disable branch toggle for distro-packaged releases
+
 ## [6.0.0-beta.7] 2025-09-20
 ## Added
 - Users can save text notes to describe servers

dzgui.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
 
-version=6.0.0.beta-7
+version=6.0.0.beta-8
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
     [[ -f "$config_file" ]] && source "$config_file"
     declare -A sums
     sums=(
-        ["funcs"]="c27a81577c818b4f4d786ada52ad5042"
+        ["funcs"]="65134f86b7c9e14173e05d8e3ebea101"
         ["query_v2.py"]="55d339ba02512ac69de288eb3be41067"
         ["servers.py"]="7f83d5c1ca54acb12f1bd6657feb2ecf"
-        ["ui.py"]="8d6e52b3e9032acbb84ba6cf137f455a"
+        ["ui.py"]="aac7ef0f75876da82fba8be2740e22b9"
         ["vdf2json.py"]="2f49f6f5d3af919bebaab2e9c220f397"
         ["pefile.py"]="21531f2c0d9dfa5f110cf6779f9d22c0"
     )

helpers/ui.py

@@ -3758,7 +3758,7 @@ class LeftLabel(Gtk.Label):
 
 
 class Options(Gtk.Box):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, self_update=True):
         super().__init__(
             orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL,
             margin_start=10,
@@ -3835,11 +3835,18 @@ class Options(Gtk.Box):
         self.branch_combo.append_text("Testing")
         self.branch_combo.set_active(0)
         self.branch_combo.connect("changed", self._on_branch_changed)
+        self.branch_combo.set_sensitive(self_update)
 
-        msg = (
+        if self_update is True:
-            "Stable: only contains stable features. "
+            msg = (
-            "Testing: pre-release beta, contains new features."
+                "Stable: only contains stable features. "
-        )
+                "Testing: pre-release beta, contains new features."
+            )
+        else:
+            msg = (
+                "In-app updates are disabled when installing "
+                "DZGUI via the system package manager."
+            )
         eb = InfoEventBox(msg)
 
         version_rows = [
@@ -4355,7 +4362,7 @@ class Notebook(Gtk.Notebook):
         self.keys.show_all()
         self.append_page(self.keys)
 
-        self.settings = Options()
+        self.settings = Options(self_update=True)
         self.settings.type = RowType.OPTIONS
         self.settings.show_all()
         self.append_page(self.settings)