Why Ubuntu isn't for New Linux Users

[Randy Gloden]

Handy tool I'm sure, and I understand what it does, but it doesn't 
really address "this" issue head on.  A tool like EasyUbuntu/Automatix 
is our best bet I think.

I like the interface to Automatix better, but I understand EasyUbuntu 
may be the only viable option.  Apparently the maintainer for Automatix 
doesn't accept suggestions well.  I might be interesting to see if 
EasyUbuntu is any better.  Does anyone from EasyUbuntu frequent this 
list?  Time to pipe in if your there.

---------Randy

www.microbabble.com

Sasha Tsykin wrote:

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>>I've been looking a little at the gdebi docs and don't see this as "the"
>>solution.  Someone can fill me out on how this would work, but right
>>now, I can't see the whole picture.
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>>I envision a tool that is as accessible/simple as synaptic, that can be
>>run, appropriate legal/ethical warnings issued, and after clicking the
>>appropriate options, the desired elements are retrieved/installed.
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>>As is often the case, I'm probably missing something here, but how
>>exactly does gdebi go all the way and resolve this?  Getting gdebi
>>installed from main (or including it in the distro) would be easy
>>enough.  From there, how intutive is the process?
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>>I am off to upgrade to Dapper and see this for myself.
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>>----------Randy
>>www.microbabble.com
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>>Randy Gloden wrote:
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>Basically with gdebi installed you just double click on a deb file and
>install it. Any dependencies will be installed automatically through
>synaptic.
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>What would be interesting would be to see gdebi work for rpms too.
>(through alien) is there any reason why this can't be done? I woudl do
>it mysefl, but I don't have the programming knowledge.
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>Sasha
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