** Description changed: What is Ailurus? - Ailurus is cross-Linux-distribution GPL software, which aims at making Linux easier to use, for newcomers. + Ailurus is cross-Linux-distribution GPL software, which aims at making Linux easier to use, for newcomers. Who is the target audience of Ailurus? - The target audience of Ailurus is the newcomer to linux, e.g., the people who uses Linux for not more than one month. + The target audience of Ailurus is the newcomer to linux, e.g., the people who uses Linux for not more than one month. What does Ailurus hope to do? Ailurus hopes to reduce the difficulty which newcomers encounter when they are using Linux. Ailurus hopes to promote popular open-source software. - Ailurus hopes to promote open-source software which is elegant but has not entered official repository. + Ailurus hopes to promote open-source software which is elegant but has not entered official repository. What can Ailurus do? - * display Linux skills - * install popular software - * change GNOME settings - * display hardware information - * clean apt cache - * backup and recover apt status + * display Linux skills + * install popular software + * change GNOME settings + * display hardware information + * clean apt cache + * backup and recover apt status How does Ailurus do this? Ailurus invokes apt-get, to install software. Ailurus invokes GConf API, to change GNOME settings. Ailurus invokes PolicyKit, to do authentication. - Ailurus reads files in /proc and invokes lspci to get hardware information. + Ailurus reads files in /proc and invokes lspci to get hardware information. Is Ailurus a replacement for apt? No. Ailurus will never be replacement for any package manager. Does Ailurus duplicate Synaptic efforts? Is Ailurus re-inventing a wheel? - No. Ailurus is not re-inventing a wheel. Ailurus will never duplicate Synaptic efforts. + No. Ailurus is not re-inventing a wheel. Ailurus will never duplicate Synaptic efforts. Ailurus is different from Synaptic, because - * Synaptic list ALL debs. Ailurus list only less than 100 debs. - * Ailurus can do something which Synaptic cannot do, e.g., change GNOME settings. + * Synaptic list ALL debs. Ailurus list only less than 100 debs. + * Ailurus can do something which Synaptic cannot do, e.g., change GNOME settings. Ailurus is a test bed for new features. If developers in other projects wish to merge features from Ailurus, welcome! Do Ailurus uses native Ubuntu packages when possible? Yes. Since version 10.05.91, Ailurus begins to use native packages when possible. Can Ailurus install close-source software or proprietary software? - No. Ailurus will never install close-source software or proprietary software. - - Ailurus is an application for installing some applications which are not - provided in the official Ubuntu apt repository. Include in Ubuntu - please! + No. Ailurus will never install close-source software or proprietary software. Source code is here: http://code.google.com/p/ailurus/downloads/list Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/ailurus/ Source code maintainer: Homer Xing <[email protected]> Version: 10.06
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