Install

This installs the currently selected package. If the package must be downloaded before it is installed then this will be performed automatically. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only visible if you have selected one or more packages that are not installed.

Install & Upgrade

This installs the currently selected package and Upgrades any selected packages to the latest version. If the package must be downloaded before it is installed then this will be performed automatically. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only visible if you have selected more than one combination of packages that are either not installed and have upgrades available.

Install Other

If other versions of the package are available then you can navigate to a specific version and install it. If a version of the package is already installed then it will automatically be uninstalled and the new version installed. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only enabled if you have selected one or more packages that have other versions available for install.

Upgrade

If there is a newer version of the selected package available then you can perform an upgrade to the latest version. If a version of the package is already installed then it will automatically be uninstalled and the new version installed. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only visible if you have selected one or more packages that have upgrades available.

Uninstall

This uninstalls the currently selected package. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only enabled if you have selected one or more packages that are already installed.

Remove From Library

This will allow you to remove (not uninstall) a package file from your package library.
Note: This menu item is only enabled if the selected packages do not already exist in an open configuration.

Send to Configuration

This menu item will attempt to add the selected packages to a package configuration. If a package configuration is already opened then the selected packages will be added to the existing open configuration. If a configuration is not open then VIPM will create a new package configuration and add the selected packages. You will be presented with an action confirmation dialog only if the selected packages have required dependencies that are not already selected.
Note: This menu item is only enabled if the selected packages do not already exist in an open configuration.

Download

This will perform a download of the package into your library but will not install the package. You will be presented with a confirmation dialog before any changes are performed.
Note: This menu item is only enabled if you have selected one or more packages that are not already downloaded and they are available in the remote package repository.

Get Info

This will launch the Package Information window and display the properties of the selected package.

Get Info Other

If other versions of the package are available then this menu item will be enabled and you can navigate to a specific version and then launch the package information window for the selected version. This window displays a summary of the information contained in the package.

It is important to note that when viewing the Package Information Window in this mode, the Next and Previous navigation buttons are bounded to the versions of the selected package.