diff -r 0121592e2512 -r bbddb595e366 plover-gtk/transactionhelper.c
--- a/plover-gtk/transactionhelper.c	Thu Jul 16 19:54:45 2020 +0100
+++ b/plover-gtk/transactionhelper.c	Mon Aug 31 07:12:39 2020 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2014, 2016, 2018  J. Ali Harlow <ali@juiblex.co.uk>
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020  J. Ali Harlow <ali@juiblex.co.uk>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
     {
 	/*
 	 * If there are no reportable packages tasked for action there
-	 * shouldn't by any packages at all, but let's be paranoid.
+	 * shouldn't be any packages at all, but let's be paranoid.
 	 */
 	other_packages=FALSE;
 	razor_install_iterator_rewind(ii);
@@ -915,7 +915,9 @@
 		action=PLOVER_TRANSACTION_HELPER_REPORT_REMOVE;
 	    else
 		continue;
-	    if (action==report_action)
+	    if (action==report_action ||
+	      razor_action==RAZOR_INSTALL_ACTION_ADD &&
+	      report_action==PLOVER_TRANSACTION_HELPER_REPORT_UPDATE)
 	    {
 		razor_package_get_details(report_set,package,RAZOR_DETAIL_NAME,
 		  &name,RAZOR_DETAIL_LAST);
@@ -1165,6 +1167,114 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Returns TRUE if there is work to be done or FALSE if the group is
+ * empty or on error.
+ *
+ * The default action is to:
+ *	- install (and update all) if any of the packages in @group are
+ *	  missing or out of date,
+ *	- otherwise update all if any packages are out of date,
+ *	- otherwise remove ALL packages for distribution-local comps,
+ *	- otherwise remove all packages in @group, their dependants and leaves.
+ */
+gboolean plover_transaction_helper_default_action_on_group(
+  PloverTransactionHelper *helper,const char *group,GError **error)
+{
+    gboolean distribution_local=FALSE,retval;
+    GError *tmp_err=NULL;
+    struct comps *comps;
+    struct plover_vector *selected_packages;
+    PloverTransaction *transaction;
+    g_return_val_if_fail(PLOVER_IS_TRANSACTION_HELPER(helper),FALSE);
+    selected_packages=plover_transaction_helper_group_get_default_packages(
+      helper,group,error);
+    if (!selected_packages)
+	return FALSE;
+    if (!selected_packages->len)
+    {
+	g_set_error(error,PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR,
+	  PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR_FAILED,"%s: no default packages",group);
+	plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+    comps=plover_transaction_helper_get_comps(helper,NULL);
+    if (comps && comps->database==COMPS_DATABASE_DISTRIBUTION_LOCAL)
+	distribution_local=TRUE;
+    transaction=plover_transaction_helper_new_transaction(helper,error);
+    if (!transaction)
+    {
+	plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+    if (!plover_transaction_install_with_update_all(transaction,
+      selected_packages->strings,error))
+    {
+	g_object_unref(transaction);
+	plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+    retval=plover_transaction_helper_add_transaction(helper,transaction,
+      selected_packages,PLOVER_TRANSACTION_HELPER_REPORT_INSTALL,&tmp_err);
+    g_object_unref(transaction);
+    if (!retval)
+    {
+	if (!g_error_matches(tmp_err,PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR,
+	  PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR_NO_WORK))
+	{
+	    g_propagate_error(error,tmp_err);
+	    plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+	g_clear_error(&tmp_err);
+	transaction=plover_transaction_helper_new_transaction(helper,error);
+	if (!transaction)
+	{
+	    plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+	if (!plover_transaction_update(transaction,NULL,error))
+	{
+	    g_object_unref(transaction);
+	    plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+	retval=plover_transaction_helper_add_transaction(helper,transaction,
+	  selected_packages,PLOVER_TRANSACTION_HELPER_REPORT_UPDATE,&tmp_err);
+	g_object_unref(transaction);
+	if (!retval)
+	{
+	    if (!g_error_matches(tmp_err,PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR,
+	      PLOVER_GENERAL_ERROR_NO_WORK))
+	    {
+		g_propagate_error(error,tmp_err);
+		plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	    g_clear_error(&tmp_err);
+	    transaction=plover_transaction_helper_new_transaction(helper,error);
+	    if (!transaction)
+	    {
+		plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	    if (!plover_transaction_remove_with_dependants_and_leaves(
+	      transaction,distribution_local?NULL:selected_packages->strings,
+	      error))
+	    {
+		g_object_unref(transaction);
+		plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	    retval=plover_transaction_helper_add_transaction(helper,transaction,
+	      NULL,PLOVER_TRANSACTION_HELPER_REPORT_REMOVE,error);
+	    g_object_unref(transaction);
+	}
+    }
+    plover_vector_free(selected_packages);
+    return retval;
+}
+
+/*
  * Returns TRUE if there is work to be done or FALSE if all updates have
  * already been applied or on error.
  */