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Title: Support for metapackages Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: software-center Package maintainers often create metapackages to make installation of groups of related packages easier for end-users. This is often the case when an application is split up into several smaller packages to provide more granularity, but a sensible default is desirable. The software center currently uses the presence of .desktop files (via app-install-data?) to decide which packages to show to users. This can in some circumstances be insufficient. Metapackages should also be shown. The example I was just made aware of is smuxi. The desktop file and binary are contained within a package (smuxi-frontend-gnome), which is offered up by software-center to users. Other functionality is provided by separate packages, however. While some of these are recommends of -gnome, not all are. Furthermore, the package provides a smuxi metapackage which is supposed to be the most common way of obtaining the packages as it provides the most complete user experience. software-center should detect and display metapackages in addition to the current .desktop file method. A metapackage can be detected by (a combination of) two heuristics: the word `metapackage' or `meta package' in the description, and the package only having files in /usr/share/doc. This is the approach taken by other tools in use, such as Lintian. Thanks, Iain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/647202/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
