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[Peterson Silva <peterson.235@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, those were pretty neat ideas! Software Centre shouldn't be rude to
people without an internet connection at the moment =)

But the thing about caching should be an opt-in thing, IMHO.

*Peterson*
*http://petercast.net*



On 11 December 2010 19:24, Alexander Lancey <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Firstly, sorry if this the wrong mailing list.
>
> I've been thinking about the Software Center, and I came up with three
> ideas I'd like to see.
>
> Two are related to offline functionality - queueing and caching. I recently
> tried to select a package for installation, while I was offline. Instead of
> it setting the package aside for later, or even giving a concise error, it
> gave 404s. I think the Software Center, when offline, should let you know
> and ask if you want to install things later.
>
> Caching packages would also be really nice. The package I wanted was small,
> and had been suggested by another package or two. The Software Center could
> potentially look for smallish packages that are recommended (by your apps or
> based on your apps), then download the debs when you're idling or just not
> sending very much data. Not only would this speed up installations when/if
> you want to install one of these packages, but you could install these while
> offline.
>
> The third idea is to have a button or something to make desktop links,
> since some people don't realize they ever can.
>
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