[Bug 12837] "Install Software" link on the desktop (Summary Dismissal!?)

[Corey Burger]

On 7/20/05, Matthew East <matthew.east.ubuntu at breathe.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 08:48 +1000, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:48:23 +0100 (BST)
> > bugzilla-daemon at bugzilla.ubuntu.com wrote:
> >
> > > ------- Additional Comments From mpt at myrealbox.com  2005-07-20 21:48 UTC -------
> > > Not a documentation bug. And there are many problems that could be solved by
> > > putting a link to something on the desktop, while simultaneously creating a
> > > "Desktop is cluttered" problem.
> >
> > <rant>
> >
> > Wow. If this kind of dismissive attitude is common, how are *any* new ideas going to be considered? Seems to me to be an extremely unconstructive response!
> >
> > What happened to creative alternatives? I would have the thought the essential idea at the core of this suggestion was pretty sound: maybe it should be implemented differently - something along the lines of the KDE "First Run" druid? "Hello , click here to delve into the Mysteries of the Ubuntu Package Management Method!"
> >
> > But hey, I'm just a drooling luser: pay no attention </rant>
> 
> Dear Peter,
> 
> Your idea is a good one, and I'm sure the bug you've submitted will be
> taken into account by the Ubuntu team. You're bug report was well
> thought out and supported by evidence from real users: although I agree
> with mpt that a desktop icon is not really a good way to go about
> redressing the problem, you are right to say there are alternatives: a
> "welcome to the operating system" program run after installation would
> be really cool, to introduce people to the advantages of linux package
> management. Another idea might simply to make the menu more intuitive.
> 
> Have you seen the excellent Add/Remove Packages tool in the Applications
> -> System Tools menu? This tool needs to be promoted as it is a good way
> of redressing the same concerns you have voiced.

Also note, as part of the Google Summer of Code project, niran will be
extending gnome-app-install to actually make it a useful tool. I
believe it should be able to supplant most uses of synaptic by Breezy.

Corey