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[Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx>]

See archive of the mailing for details of the non-inclusion of
update-manager (another GUI for installing programs, memory usage). We
know we have an updates management problem. Patch welcome, but
hopefully there is a blueprint to rewrite update-notifier and -manager
to, maybe, make them more suitable for inclusion in Lubuntu.

Regards,
Julien

2010/5/17 Dooitze de Jong <dooitzedejong@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello Glenn and Phil,
>
> I think it isn't difficult to create an update manager, we use apt-get as a
> base and we making a fast gui on that base.  I think it would be nice if we
> integrate the  "Ubuntu Software Center" too. And make  ther a light version
> of.
>
> Regards,
> Dooitze
>
>
>
> 2010/5/17 Phillip Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi Glen,
>> Update Mananger can be added to Lubuntu, it is one of two options for
>> updating given at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/DocumentationHelp#Keep
>> Lubuntu up-to-date
>> Regards,
>> Phill.
>>
>> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Glenn <glenn_de_groot@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> may I ask why Lubuntu 10.04 does´nt ship with an update manager?
>>> I thought it is because of dependencies but I am just asking to be sure.
>>>
>>> Anyways, if Update manager is too bloated for Lubuntu I think we should
>>> create some simple update tool.
>>> The tool would be very simple and be just like a graphical version of
>>> ¨sudo apt-get update¨.
>>> I think it should look a bit like the regular update manager on Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> An update manager is really necessary: do you think your grandma would
>>> open the terminal and type ¨sudo apt-get update¨ or open synaptic?
>>> No she would click on something like update manager or lxupdater (my
>>> idea XD )
>>>
>>> As I am not a programmer but a translator with some interface design
>>> experience, I made a mock-up of the application which should come with
>>> this mail. Just to be sure a link:
>>>
>>> http://easy-upload.nl/f/5c0YCrbq
>>>
>>>
>>> DISCUSS :D
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