On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 10:50 +0100, Kris Marsh wrote: > On 4/28/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > > > If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix > > > http://www.getautomatix.com/ > > > (Link for Feisty i386 download: > > > http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/automatix2_1.1-3.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb) > > > which is a program that makes it very simple to install a number of > > > programs that aren't in the official repositories. Personally I don't > > > use Automatix and, while some people find it really helpful, others > > > frown upon it. But at the stage of learning that you're at, it's a > > > compromise that's probably worth taking up. > > > > > > > > > If by "compromise" you mean "might make it painful to update packages > > and will be highly likely to make an upgrade to the next release of > > ubuntu break", then yes, install automatix. > > > > Personally I wouldn't touch it, and I don't think "we" should be > > advocating its use. The short term gain of quickly installing software > > will quickly be forgotten 6 months later when you can't upgrade the > > system easily using the standard tools. > > > > Cheers, > > Al. > >
> For Picasa, you could download it for Linux from > http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html - the deb package will > work for Ubuntu, and it's a great way to ensure that you have the > right dependencies (wine version etc.) > > Download to your desktop, and then double click to install the deb :-) Thanks - I didn't know a deb was available. > <rant> > I agree about Automatix - It's getting more and more redundant as > MOTUs package more applications, and as people (slowly) start writing > their apps for Linux. I personally think that Automatix is a temporary > (broken) solution to a problem that is rapidly getting solved, so it > may not be a great idea to install it. > </rant> Oh boy, if you think that's a rant, get over to Usenet! > > Cheers, > Kris -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
