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Re: Possible install software idea

 

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 <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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 <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 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
> >         >
> >
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