-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Fernandez wrote:
> I agree we need a good graphical user guide for rpmdrake/urpmi, and a > graphical database of main applications available (and the way to > install them). What do you need a "graphical database" for? Do you mean screenshots? Do you know how big a set of screenshots would be for all the applications in contrib? In some cases a single screenshot could be larger than the whole package!! IMHO you only need this if you are actually *selling* applications (like Lindows). It may be worthwhile for the proprietary stuff in MandrakeClub, but quite pointless for contrib, especially considering the rate at which screenshots get obsoleted ... > > There was a good guide on http://trylinuxsd.com, but the site has > disappeared (even the domain name is not registered anymore). Anybody > knows if it has been moved, and where the autor is ? > I wrote a guide about urpmi, I fancy now to do a similar graphical guide > than the one on trylinuxsd, but for general application installation. > Then, coupled with a base of main applications (forgive me, but I will > compare it with "Click-and-Run"), it could be a good start for > beginners. rpmfind is a very fine base, but useless for the beginner. rpmfind is also useless for the advanced user, who needs only urpmi. > > Another good thing for Mandrake 10 would be to combine urpmi.setup with > the source manager in rpmdrake. Agreed. > So that you can add sources with simple > clicks. Of course, there is the problem of PLF, that should not appear > on the source list. But at least, external sources should be easy to add. I don't see why there should be any restrictions. Instead, the urpmi media should carry a description of the repository, and any repository which has legal problems would be required to stipulate those in the description. > > I still don't understand why this wonderful piece of software that is > urpmi/rpmdrake, as well as the all set of drakxtools, are not more > advertised by Mandrakesoft. Does Mandrake advertise any other tools more? No. There simply isn't much advertising budget, but they are well documented all over. Does Debian advertise apt-get all the time? No. It's done by work of mouth. > Another example : Mandrakeclub has the ATi > 3D drivers. Most of people I know on forums (hardware.fr or rage3d), do > not even know this. This would be on the main page of Mandrakeclub, it > would boost the subscriptions. And for the NVidia drivers, all you need to do is setup the Club source, and run XFdrake, reselect the display card, and it will install the drivers and set it up for you. So, this is how I suggest users do it, but some prefer to download the "latest and greatest", and follow the broken instruction in the documentation that come with them, and stuff up their XF86Config-4 file, and then complain that linux is too difficult ... The only way to counter this is for people to give better advice ... (BTW: ltmodem drivers can also be setup from Club in a similar way using drakconnect) Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/euJnrJK6UGDSBKcRAqpQAJ4vm6bkSFyzhWfj0w8sW10SOZjfbQCfRFmb 05yJFFfceabWESl+9pF3FSg= =APQ7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
