Custom web browser protocol to install from apt-get

[Tristan Wibberley]

Matthew East wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 19:21 -0400, Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Jason Taylor wrote:
>>
>>>> a) A simple gui deb installer for 3rd party software that isn't in any
>>>> official repository.
>>>>      Note: I agree that installing directly from the web is a bad idea,
>>>>      but
>>>> you shouldn't have to resort to the console to do it.
>>> Agree im pretty sure this is being taken care of for dapper
>> How?  I haven't seen such a thing.  I still use wget to get the odd .deb and
>> dpkg to install it.  Such a toy would be really useful for geeks like me
>> who like to live on the edge :-)
> 
> You will be able to double click on .deb files to install them in
> dapper.

I just tried this with a package with no form of signing whatsoever and 
I was not given a suitably strong warning. <exaggeration>I should have 
been asked "Are you ready to KILL your computer and have all your money 
removed from your bank account!!!?", and offered buttons, "Cancel" and 
"Screw me over good and proper"</exaggeration>

Welcome to the World of Windows and Lost Reputations.

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Tristan Wibberley