Hi , this would be really great as sometimes, we have to ak new users to enable the partner repo to install skype or adobe-flashplugin , which is not easy.
this leads to another question : Why does adobe plugin cannot go in restricted ? <------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Michel Memeteau - Directeur. <http://shop.ekimia.fr/> Notre Boutique Ordinateurs GNU/Linux : http://shop.ekimia.fr 280 avenue de la malvesine 13720 La Bouilladisse - France. Fixe : +33 (0) 972308334 Mobile : +33(0) 624808051 <------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> 2016-10-28 16:24 GMT+02:00 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <[email protected]>: > In the beginning of a desktop installation you are asked whether certain > third-party software should be installed. If you check that option, and if > I understand it correctly, the meta package ubuntu-restricted-extras will > be installed and pull a few multiverse packages including > flashplugin-installer. > > However, the adobe-flashplugin package in Canonical Partner is a better > option: > > * While flashplugin-installer downloads the Flash plugin from a > third-party source, adobe-flashplugin installs it directly, so the > users will get updates (for security or other reasons) through the > regular package updates. > > * adobe-flashplugin installs the PPAPI plugin besides NPAPI. > > Currently Canonical Partner is not enabled by default. > > This is my idea: > > * If the user checks the third-party software option when installing, > then make the installer enable Canonical Partner. > > * Change ubuntu-restricted-addons to recommend > "adobe-flashplugin | flashplugin-installer" instead of just > "flashplugin-installer". > > Would this be doable? Any policy blockers? > > -- > Gunnar Hjalmarsson > https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm > an/listinfo/ubuntu-devel >
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