Public bug reported:
This is a usability issue.
I tried to install Xen using Ubuntu Software Center. First I searched
for "xen" but didn't find the hypervisor. I tried a few options like
"*xen*" and some others, but I only got xenwatch, xenlog and vnc-client
among my search results. I gave up and used apt-get.
I later discovered:
1. Searching for "xen-" instead of just "xen" DOES show xen-hypervisor options.
Explain that!?
2. There's a well hidden "Show XX technical items" at the bottom of the window.
This is bad usability. The "technical items" definition seems useless.
Aren't xenwatch, xenlog and vnc-client technical items? What exactly is
a "technical item"?
But if you insist on hiding packages like that, there should be a
clearly visible meta-entry among the search results to show the rest of
the entries.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: software-center 5.4.1.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.39-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 4 16:29:15 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-25 (861 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-12-20 (74 days ago)
** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity
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Unclear where "technical items" are hidden
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