diff --git a/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressBarWindow.py b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressBarWindow.py
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+++ b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressBarWindow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from gi.repository import Gtk, GLib
+import gi
+
+
+# Since a system can have multiple versions
+# of GTK + installed, we want to make
+# sure that we are importing GTK + 3.
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+
+
+class ProgressBarWindow(Gtk.Window):
+    new_value = 0.0
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title="Progress Bar")
+        self.set_border_width(10)
+
+        vbox = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, spacing=6)
+        self.add(vbox)
+
+        # Create a ProgressBar
+        self.progressbar = Gtk.ProgressBar()
+        vbox.pack_start(self.progressbar, True, True, 0)
+
+        # Create CheckButton with labels "Show text",
+        # "Activity mode", "Right to Left" respectively
+        # button = Gtk.CheckButton(label="Show text")
+        # button.connect("toggled", self.on_show_text_toggled)
+        # vbox.pack_start(button, True, True, 0)
+
+        # button = Gtk.CheckButton(label="Activity mode")
+        # button.connect("toggled", self.on_activity_mode_toggled)
+        # vbox.pack_start(button, True, True, 0)
+
+        # button = Gtk.CheckButton(label="Right to Left")
+        # button.connect("toggled", self.on_right_to_left_toggled)
+        # vbox.pack_start(button, True, True, 0)
+
+        # self.timeout_id = GLib.timeout_add(5000, self.on_timeout, None)
+        self.activity_mode = False
+
+    def set_text(self, text):
+        self.progressbar.set_text(text)
+        self.progressbar.set_show_text(True)
+
+    def reset_timer(self):
+        new_value = 0.0
+        self.progressbar.set_fraction(new_value)
+
+    def on_activity_mode_toggled(self, button):
+        self.activity_mode = button.get_active()
+        if self.activity_mode:
+            self.progressbar.pulse()
+        else:
+            self.progressbar.set_fraction(0.0)
+
+    def on_right_to_left_toggled(self, button):
+        value = button.get_active()
+        self.progressbar.set_inverted(value)
+
+    def update(self, fraction):
+        new_value = self.progressbar.get_fraction() + fraction
+        self.progressbar.set_fraction(new_value)
+        if new_value >= 1.0:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def get_complete(self):
+        if self.progressbar.get_fraction() >= 1.0:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def on_timeout(self, user_data=0.01):
+        """
+        Update value on the progress bar
+        """
+        if self.activity_mode:
+            self.progressbar.pulse()
+        else:
+            new_value = self.progressbar.get_fraction() + user_data
+
+            if new_value > 1:
+                new_value = 0.0
+                return False
+
+            self.progressbar.set_fraction(new_value)
+        return True
diff --git a/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressDialog.py b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressDialog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138c93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/ProgressDialog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+# This class is used to create a modal dialog window showing progress of a package install/uninstall and general package information
+
+import os
+import gi
+import Functions as fn
+from ui.MessageDialog import MessageDialog
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GdkPixbuf, Pango, GLib
+
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+
+base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+# base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+class ProgressDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
+    def __init__(self, action, package, command, package_metadata):
+        Gtk.Dialog.__init__(self)
+
+        self.package_found = True
+        # this gets package information using pacman -Si or pacman -Qi whichever returns output
+        # package_metadata = fn.get_package_information(pkg.name)
+
+        # if a mirrorlist isn't configured properly, pacman will not be able to query its repository
+        # so the following is a condition to make sure the data returned isn't an error
+
+        if type(package_metadata) is dict:
+            package_progress_dialog_headerbar = Gtk.HeaderBar()
+            package_progress_dialog_headerbar.set_show_close_button(True)
+            self.set_titlebar(package_progress_dialog_headerbar)
+
+            self.connect("delete-event", package_progress_dialog_on_close, self, action)
+
+            if action == "install":
+                self.set_title("Sofirem - installing package %s" % package.name)
+
+            elif action == "uninstall":
+                self.set_title("Sofirem - removing package %s" % package.name)
+
+            self.btn_package_progress_close = Gtk.Button(label="OK")
+            self.btn_package_progress_close.connect(
+                "clicked",
+                on_package_progress_close_response,
+                self,
+            )
+            self.btn_package_progress_close.set_sensitive(False)
+            self.btn_package_progress_close.set_size_request(100, 30)
+            self.btn_package_progress_close.set_halign(Gtk.Align.END)
+
+            self.set_resizable(True)
+            self.set_size_request(850, 700)
+            self.set_modal(True)
+            self.set_border_width(10)
+            self.set_position(Gtk.WindowPosition.CENTER_ON_PARENT)
+            self.set_icon_from_file(os.path.join(base_dir, "images/sofirem.png"))
+
+            lbl_pacman_action_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+            lbl_pacman_action_title.set_text("Running command:")
+
+            lbl_pacman_action_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+            lbl_pacman_action_value.set_markup("<b>%s</b>" % command)
+
+            stack = Gtk.Stack()
+            stack.set_transition_type(Gtk.StackTransitionType.CROSSFADE)
+            stack.set_transition_duration(350)
+            stack.set_hhomogeneous(False)
+            stack.set_vhomogeneous(False)
+
+            stack_switcher = Gtk.StackSwitcher()
+            stack_switcher.set_orientation(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
+            stack_switcher.set_stack(stack)
+            stack_switcher.set_homogeneous(True)
+
+            package_progress_grid = Gtk.Grid()
+
+            self.infobar = Gtk.InfoBar()
+            self.infobar.set_name("infobar_info")
+
+            content = self.infobar.get_content_area()
+            content.add(lbl_pacman_action_title)
+            content.add(lbl_pacman_action_value)
+
+            self.infobar.set_revealed(True)
+
+            lbl_padding_header1 = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+            lbl_padding_header1.set_text("")
+
+            package_progress_grid.attach(lbl_padding_header1, 0, 1, 1, 1)
+            package_progress_grid.attach(self.infobar, 0, 2, 1, 1)
+
+            package_progress_grid.set_property("can-focus", True)
+            Gtk.Window.grab_focus(package_progress_grid)
+
+            lbl_padding1 = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+            lbl_padding1.set_text("")
+
+            lbl_padding2 = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+            lbl_padding2.set_text("")
+            lbl_padding2.set_halign(Gtk.Align.END)
+
+            package_progress_grid.attach(lbl_padding1, 0, 3, 1, 1)
+
+            package_progress_scrolled_window = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+            self.package_progress_textview = Gtk.TextView()
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_property("editable", False)
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_property("monospace", True)
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_border_width(10)
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_vexpand(True)
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_hexpand(True)
+            buffer = self.package_progress_textview.get_buffer()
+            self.package_progress_textview.set_buffer(buffer)
+
+            package_progress_scrolled_window.set_size_request(700, 430)
+
+            package_progress_scrolled_window.add(self.package_progress_textview)
+            package_progress_grid.attach(package_progress_scrolled_window, 0, 4, 1, 1)
+
+            vbox_close = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+
+            vbox_close.pack_start(lbl_padding2, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_close.pack_start(self.btn_package_progress_close, True, True, 0)
+
+            stack.add_titled(package_progress_grid, "Progress", "Package Progress")
+
+            # package information
+            box_outer = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=5)
+
+            listbox = Gtk.ListBox()
+            listbox.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE)
+            box_outer.pack_start(listbox, True, True, 0)
+
+            # package name
+            row_package_title = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_title = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_title.add(vbox_package_title)
+            lbl_package_name_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_name_title.set_markup("<b>Package Name</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_name_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_name_value.set_text(package_metadata["name"])
+            vbox_package_title.pack_start(lbl_package_name_title, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_package_title.pack_start(lbl_package_name_value, True, True, 0)
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_title)
+
+            # repository
+
+            row_package_repo = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_repo = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+            row_package_repo.add(vbox_package_repo)
+            lbl_package_repo_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_repo_title.set_markup("<b>Repository</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_repo_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_repo_value.set_text(package_metadata["repository"])
+            vbox_package_repo.pack_start(lbl_package_repo_title, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_package_repo.pack_start(lbl_package_repo_value, True, True, 0)
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_repo)
+
+            # description
+
+            row_package_description = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_description = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_description.add(vbox_package_description)
+            lbl_package_description_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_description_title.set_markup("<b>Description</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_description_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_description_value.set_text(package_metadata["description"])
+            vbox_package_description.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_description_title, True, True, 0
+            )
+            vbox_package_description.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_description_value, True, True, 0
+            )
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_description)
+
+            # arch
+
+            row_package_arch = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_arch = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+            row_package_arch.add(vbox_package_arch)
+            lbl_package_arch_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_arch_title.set_markup("<b>Architecture</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_arch_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_arch_value.set_text(package_metadata["arch"])
+            vbox_package_arch.pack_start(lbl_package_arch_title, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_package_arch.pack_start(lbl_package_arch_value, True, True, 0)
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_arch)
+
+            # url
+
+            row_package_url = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_url = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+            row_package_url.add(vbox_package_url)
+            lbl_package_url_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_url_title.set_markup("<b>URL</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_url_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_url_value.set_markup(
+                "<a href='%s'>%s</a>"
+                % (package_metadata["url"], package_metadata["url"])
+            )
+            vbox_package_url.pack_start(lbl_package_url_title, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_package_url.pack_start(lbl_package_url_value, True, True, 0)
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_url)
+
+            # download size
+
+            row_package_size = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_size = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+            row_package_size.add(vbox_package_size)
+            lbl_package_size_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_size_title.set_markup("<b>Download size</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_size_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_size_value.set_text(package_metadata["download_size"])
+            vbox_package_size.pack_start(lbl_package_size_title, True, True, 0)
+            vbox_package_size.pack_start(lbl_package_size_value, True, True, 0)
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_size)
+
+            # installed size
+
+            row_package_installed_size = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_installed_size = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_installed_size.add(vbox_package_installed_size)
+            lbl_package_installed_size_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_installed_size_title.set_markup("<b>Installed size</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_installed_size_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_installed_size_value.set_text(
+                package_metadata["installed_size"]
+            )
+            vbox_package_installed_size.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_installed_size_title, True, True, 0
+            )
+            vbox_package_installed_size.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_installed_size_value, True, True, 0
+            )
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_installed_size)
+
+            # build date
+
+            row_package_build_date = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_build_date = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_build_date.add(vbox_package_build_date)
+            lbl_package_build_date_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_build_date_title.set_markup("<b>Build date</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_build_date_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_build_date_value.set_text(package_metadata["build_date"])
+            vbox_package_build_date.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_build_date_title, True, True, 0
+            )
+            vbox_package_build_date.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_build_date_value, True, True, 0
+            )
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_build_date)
+
+            # packager
+
+            row_package_maintainer = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            vbox_package_maintainer = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_maintainer.add(vbox_package_maintainer)
+            lbl_package_maintainer_title = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_maintainer_title.set_markup("<b>Packager</b>")
+
+            lbl_package_maintainer_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0)
+            lbl_package_maintainer_value.set_text(package_metadata["packager"])
+            vbox_package_maintainer.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_maintainer_title, True, True, 0
+            )
+            vbox_package_maintainer.pack_start(
+                lbl_package_maintainer_value, True, True, 0
+            )
+
+            listbox.add(row_package_maintainer)
+
+            # depends on
+
+            expander_depends_on = Gtk.Expander()
+            expander_depends_on.set_use_markup(True)
+            expander_depends_on.set_resize_toplevel(True)
+            expander_depends_on.set_label("<b>Depends on</b>")
+
+            row_package_depends_on = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            expander_depends_on.add(row_package_depends_on)
+            vbox_package_depends_on = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_depends_on.add(vbox_package_depends_on)
+
+            if len(package_metadata["depends_on"]) > 0:
+                treestore_depends = Gtk.TreeStore(str, str)
+
+                for item in package_metadata["depends_on"]:
+                    treestore_depends.append(None, list(item))
+
+                treeview_depends = Gtk.TreeView(model=treestore_depends)
+
+                renderer = Gtk.CellRendererText()
+                column = Gtk.TreeViewColumn("Package", renderer, text=0)
+
+                treeview_depends.append_column(column)
+
+                vbox_package_depends_on.pack_start(treeview_depends, True, True, 0)
+
+            else:
+                lbl_package_depends_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+                lbl_package_depends_value.set_text("None")
+
+                vbox_package_depends_on.pack_start(
+                    lbl_package_depends_value, True, True, 0
+                )
+
+            listbox.add(expander_depends_on)
+
+            # conflicts with
+
+            expander_conflicts_with = Gtk.Expander()
+            expander_conflicts_with.set_use_markup(True)
+            expander_conflicts_with.set_resize_toplevel(True)
+            expander_conflicts_with.set_label("<b>Conflicts with</b>")
+
+            row_package_conflicts_with = Gtk.ListBoxRow()
+            expander_conflicts_with.add(row_package_conflicts_with)
+            vbox_package_conflicts_with = Gtk.Box(
+                orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0
+            )
+            row_package_conflicts_with.add(vbox_package_conflicts_with)
+
+            if len(package_metadata["conflicts_with"]) > 0:
+                treestore_conflicts = Gtk.TreeStore(str, str)
+
+                for item in package_metadata["conflicts_with"]:
+                    treestore_conflicts.append(None, list(item))
+
+                treeview_conflicts = Gtk.TreeView(model=treestore_conflicts)
+
+                renderer = Gtk.CellRendererText()
+                column = Gtk.TreeViewColumn("Package", renderer, text=0)
+
+                treeview_conflicts.append_column(column)
+
+                vbox_package_conflicts_with.pack_start(
+                    treeview_conflicts, True, True, 0
+                )
+
+            else:
+                lbl_package_conflicts_with_value = Gtk.Label(xalign=0, yalign=0)
+                lbl_package_conflicts_with_value.set_text("None")
+
+                vbox_package_conflicts_with.pack_start(
+                    lbl_package_conflicts_with_value, True, True, 0
+                )
+
+            listbox.add(expander_conflicts_with)
+
+            package_metadata_scrolled_window = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+
+            package_metadata_scrolled_window.add(box_outer)
+
+            stack.add_titled(
+                package_metadata_scrolled_window, "Package Information", "Information"
+            )
+
+            self.vbox.add(stack_switcher)
+            self.vbox.add(stack)
+            self.vbox.add(vbox_close)
+
+
+def on_package_progress_close_response(self, widget):
+    self.pkg_dialog_closed = True
+    fn.logger.debug("Closing package progress dialog")
+    widget.hide()
+    widget.destroy()
+
+
+def package_progress_dialog_on_close(widget, data, self, action):
+    self.pkg_dialog_closed = True
+    fn.logger.debug("Closing package progress dialog")
+    widget.hide()
+    widget.destroy()
diff --git a/usr/share/blackbox/ui/SplashScreen.py b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/SplashScreen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ad00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/blackbox/ui/SplashScreen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import gi
+from Functions import os
+
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, Gdk  # noqa
+
+base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+# base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+class SplashScreen(Gtk.Window):
+    def __init__(self):
+        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, Gtk.WindowType.POPUP, title="")
+        self.set_decorated(False)
+        self.set_resizable(False)
+        self.set_size_request(600, 400)
+        self.set_position(Gtk.WindowPosition.CENTER)
+
+        main_vbox = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, spacing=1)
+        self.add(main_vbox)
+
+        self.image = Gtk.Image()
+        pimage = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf().new_from_file_at_size(
+            base_dir + "/images/splash.png", 600, 400
+        )
+        self.image.set_from_pixbuf(pimage)
+
+        main_vbox.pack_start(self.image, True, True, 0)
+
+        self.show_all()