On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Karel Prikkebeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Op zaterdag 23-02-2008 om 10:40 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Jo-Erlend > Schinstad: > > We now have four ways of adding a repository; add it as a line > in/etc/apt/sources.list, as a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d, usingSoftware > Sources in the System > Administration menu, or in Synaptic.This only serves > to confuse users. It is redundant and should beavoided. > There are also negative consequences of having it in the menus. Byeliminating > the need to open Synaptic, we're also eliminating the needto get to know > Synaptic. That's a shame, because it's a really goodpackage management > application. Synaptic has the features of Taskselbuilt into it, for instance, > and many people don't know that becausethey don't know Synaptic. Because > people don't know it very well, theyrecommend that people open a terminal and > run sudo tasksel for tasksand sudo apt-get install for packages. This in turn > leads to guidesthat recommend copy-paste of sudo commands. This may lead to > securityissues for less advanced users who just want to install some > software.They're being conditioned to use sudo carelessly, and to copy > commandsthey don't understand and run them as root. This is a disease which > weshould fight with all possible means. > Removing the Software Sources menu item, thereby forcing users to > openSynaptic instead, is only a beginning. All wiki pages and helpdocuments > should also refer to Synaptic as the primary way ofinstalling tasks and > packages, and Add/Remove for desktopapplications. Synaptic also lacks the > possibility to enter a number ofpackages at the same time and install them, > like you can do withapt-get and aptitude. I've filed a bug on that on > launchpad:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/194666 > > Best regards, > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > > I agree with you. I should also like a standard button for Synaptic next > to the help button, so that when you hoover over it with the mouse it gives > a hint about it's purpose. > > -- > ubuntu-desktop mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop > > I appreciate having the option there, since I don't actually use Synaptic, but like having a handy way to edit the sources list. Going through Synaptic just takes more clicks... -- Tony Yarusso http://tonyyarusso.com/
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