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[mac9416 <mac9416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The main interface looks by no means innovative. However, these screenshots
may set the wheels of the mind to turning:
*I don't like the way they appears to be going about this. However, the fact
they call what would be our Superdeb a "Service pack" is interesting to me:
*http://www.packagekit.org/img/thumbnails/gpk-service-pack.png
*These got me thinking about the fact that we should warn users what deps
will be downloaded, what packages will be automatically installed, etc.*:
http://www.packagekit.org/img/thumbnails/gpk-added-deps.png
http://www.packagekit.org/img/gpk-remove-confirm.png
*Post-install window asking if you want to run installed programs. Maybe a
nuisance, maybe an idea to be stole:*
http://www.packagekit.org/img/thumbnails/gpk-run-application.png
*Their version of Software Sources. A good idea?*:
http://www.packagekit.org/img/gpk-repo.png
http://www.packagekit.org/img/thumbnails/gpk-repo-more.png

Also: They have an "Update Manager," which I hope will be integrated as a
category in our interface.

Hope that proves useful.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:16 PM, mac9416 <mac9416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear Team:
>
> I read this on planet ubuntu:
>
>> *PackageKit*
>
>
>>    Oh yes. It's a *much* nicer<http://www.packagekit.org/pk-screenshots.html> way
>>    to manage and update applications than Add/Remove and Update Manager that
>>    actually uses PolicyKit. This will certainly be quite a refreshing change.
>>
>>
> I haven't had time to study the screenshots the link points to, but I will.
>
> Here's a link to the original post:
> http://pinstack.blogspot.com/2009/06/13-things-to-get-excited-for-in-ubuntu.html
>
> Thought the team could use a heads up on this. :-)
>
> -mac9416
>