Why Ubuntu isn't for New Linux Users

[Matthew East]

On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 17:34 -0600, Randy Gloden wrote:

Someone else wrote this, but didn't get quoted:

> >I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "this" issue, but if its
> >installing extra packages, then of course there is a place for gdebi.
> >People dont want to have to wait for an the EasyUbuntu/Automatix/Other
> >automation script writer to add your their package to the list. This is
> >especially the case then the script writer doesn't want to add the
> >program :)

> Agreed, gdebi may be good for installing those things that are packaged 
> in deb.  "This" issue refered to to the orginal blog which points out 
> the problem of beginners getting the extra codecs, plugins, Java  
> installed.  I quote:

{snip}

> So, lets cut to the chase, we need EasyUbuntu (or something similar) 
> easy to access.  I can't really hope for an "On the Menu" option to 
> launch, so in main would be the closest I could hope for.  If not, then 
> we can instruct the user through download and gdebi install for the deb 
> stuff, and for other software/configurations, the status quo.
> 
> Yes, I'm just talking to the wind, the same as I was last time this was 
> discussed.

Recently, in a response to one of your emails, I posted you a link to a
specification started by the lead Ubuntu GNOME maintainer. This
specification has the aim of making it easy to install multimedia codecs
when they are absent from Totem or other applications. The same
reasoning would apply to browsers+java.

So, talking to the wind isn't necessary: go ahead and contribute to the
spec. For convenience, I'll post it again:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EasyCodecInstallation

Matt
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