Ubuntu Friendly programme and Kubuntu

[Daniel Manrique]

On 11-12-01 07:39 AM, Alvin wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 November 2011 16:43:27 Daniel Manrique wrote:
>> Hello dear Kubuntuers!
>>
>> [...]
>> http://friendly.ubuntu.com/
>>
>> The website contains instructions on how to run the test client and submit
>> results; the test client is included in Ubuntu by default.
>>
>> Our efforts have mainly been focused on Ubuntu, so while we have done some
>> work to enable Kubuntu users to run the tests (install checkbox-gtk and
>> gstreamer0.10-gconf), we are not too sure on how real Kubuntu users
>> perceive the whole Ubuntu Friendly experience: from client installation to
>> running the test suite, to submitting results and querying the webpage.
>>
>> Thus we'd like to request your valuable help in ensuring that Ubuntu
>> Friendly is equally comfortable for Kubuntu users.
>> [...]
> 
> I'm happy that Canonical asks Kubuntu users to join this initiative. You 
> should do things like this more often. 

Thanks! Ubuntu Friendly has a driving group called "Ubuntu Friendly Squad" -
everyone is welcome to join, and we'd love to have someone with the Kubuntu
perspective in the group.

> In this case, we'll need a bit more instructions.
> - From the site: "It is in Ubuntu by default. Just search by Ubuntu Friendly 
> or System Testing in the Dash".

We can add a section detailing instructions for Kubuntu, with at least a link at
the very top so it doesn't confuse people who may try to follow the first set of
instructions without realizing there's a specific one for Kubuntu.

>   In Kubuntu, it's not installed by default. Let's use the command line to 
> find it:
>   ~$ aptitude search friendly
>   i   friendly-recovery            - Make recovery more user-friendly
> That's probably not the right package.
> 
> So, my humble suggestion would be: put the name of the needed package on that 
> site.

As mentioned by José Camargo on this thread, the package is checkbox-gtk.
However you're right that Ubuntu Friendly is not mentioned anywhere on the
package data, so it will not be easy to find with a package manager. We could do
this, and also we can add instructions on how to install the needed packages
(checkbox-gtk and gstreamer0.10-gconf currently) on Kubuntu.

Also, the gstreamer dependency can be handled on our side so all you'd need to
do is install checkbox-gtk to get all the needed packages.

What's the preferred package management frontend in Kubuntu? in my explorations
I found Muon but I'm unsure if this is what people actually use.

Thanks so much for your thoughts on this. It already makes for a good start in
making sure that Ubuntu Friendly is easy to install and use for Kubuntu users
and gives us some work items to move towards this goal.

I'll keep an eye out in case you (or anyone else here) have questions about
Ubuntu Friendly.

Regards,
- Daniel