I say its time to dump lubuntu software center for deepin software center

[Mr Wislr]

On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:58:00 -0400
Mr Wislr <contact at unleashpc.com> wrote:
excuse my typo, i meant is not a very good guide


> On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:25:12 +0000
> I hate to say this but I don't think your friend is a very good
> guide... first and foremost the ubuntu software center and DSC are so
> similiar how could you navigate one and not the other....
> 
> This is the second time I read of your friend not being able to find
> or understand something... I don't think its the app I think its the
> friend.
> 
> 
> 
> Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 31/10/12 03:54, Greg Faith wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Mr Wislr <contact at unleashpc.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >> I see that there are also more tasks running in the DSC
> > >> screenshot
> > >>
> > >> <snip>
> > >> To be fair memory would have to be judged after lubuntu is about
> > >> to install something once it has asked for your password
> > >
> > > Point well taken, I added ARandr using LSC and added about 40MB of
> > > memory to the process.  However I could not find or figure out a
> > > search method for arandr
> > > in DSC, and I am not about to sign-up to get my apts.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I rarely use any software center but I do realize new user
> > > might find them useful.
> > >
> > > DSC certainly has a polished look..  Ah but performance.. apt-get,
> > > aptitude or even (gui) Synaptic
> > >
> > > Greg nm_geo
> > >
> > I think you're all barking up the wrong tree with this. As these
> > are only run as a one off and not running all the time like a web
> > browser the resources used, with in reason, don't really matter.
> > It's the usability aspect that matters.  Usability testing is
> > what's needed. One area both could be improved, and those are not
> > the only offenders, is a help screen.
> > Last night I had another less than competent user try them both
> > out. This users tends to work like this http://xkcd.com/763/ and
> > they really struggled to find and install a spreadsheet program.
> > They did however manage quite well with the Ubuntu Software centre.
> > They did this last though, so could have learnt from their previous
> > attempts with DSC and LSC.
> > 
> > So I repeat, resource use for both is still neither-here-nor-there
> > until the usability problems are sorted.
> > 
> > --
> > Steve
> > 
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