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[Jason Odoom <jasonodoom@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Greg. After all, this is a tutorial to make Ubuntu easier for
new users.

Jason Odoom
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Greg Ryman <ryman.greg@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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 <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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>>> > Jason Cook
>>>
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