On October 15, 2015 02:38:03 PM James Cain wrote: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 3:11 AM, Mustafa Muhammad <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > For new users, it is not that obvious how to install packages, I suggest > > adding Muon Discover to the favorites menu for the default installation. > > > > Regards > > > > > +1 for this. Otherwise it's potentially off to the forums whereby a new > user can get overwhelmed with instantly-forced command line indoctrination. >
Yes, this thread is a little old, and after reading through the suggestions I would concur that for a new user account it should appear in the favorites tab; though, I don't think it should appear for an existing user (so not a system-wide update for existing accounts.) I only very occasionally use Muon Discover as most documentation (Stack Overflow, Ubuntu Forums, any elective PPA) will direct a user to make use of a console and manually adding a PPA and manual package installation steps. De-emphasizing that users should learn how to use apt, dpkg and related command line utilities is not something I would personally like to see happen. I view Muon as a stepping stone, but it should never be a crutch. Open source and open architecture implies continued education in my opinion. It may seem like a small thing being suggested but macroscopically it has wider-reaching implications. Thoughts anyone? -- :RPC
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