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[Jason Cook <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do think that is getting a little advanced, but it is something that a
good number of users would find useful. We could add an advanced section and
include DEBs, apt, ppa. dpkg, etc. If it is marked as advanced, users that
don't want know about it won't read it.

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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>>>
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Jason Cook