I agree with Greg. After all, this is a tutorial to make Ubuntu easier for new users.
Jason Odoom www.google.com/profiles/jasonodoom On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Greg Ryman <[email protected]> wrote: > As a new user tour I don't think we should focus on installing .deb's. In > fact, using dpkg or apt is far too in depth to be handled in this tour. I > think the software center should be the focus for installing anything. > > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Jason Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think we should show how to install from the Software Center as well as >> a .deb. >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Alexander Lancey <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I had used Mousepad as my example, since it's not very large, and if the >>> user chooses to launch it, they will not have a confusing UI. But it >>> would be easiest to just have our own application with a single message >>> ("This is a sample application"), as long as we can do the "Where is it" >>> thing in the Software Center. >>> >>> On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 17:23 -0400, Jason Cook wrote: >>> > I agree. I think it would be best to install a dummy package, not an >>> > actual application. If we do try this, I suggest having the >>> > application be removed on the next boot event as it is unneeded >>> > >>> > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Alexander Lancey <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > I'd feel safer if it was a dummy package or a text editor or >>> > something, >>> > since if the user doesn't want to/can't install it, the tour >>> > continues. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 08:48 +1200, Jason Schwarzenberger >>> > wrote: >>> > > I was just thinking. Instead of a sample package that means >>> > nothing as >>> > > a install a package tutorial, have the user install a >>> > package >>> > > containing the following tours. >>> > > >>> > > Just my idea today :P >>> > > >>> > >>> > > _______________________________________________ >>> > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> > > Post to : [email protected] >>> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> > Post to : [email protected] >>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Jason Cook >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jason Cook >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Greg Ryman > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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