Tasks, Workflows, and Packages for Ubuntu Studio Natty

[Mike Holstein]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Scott Lavender <scottalavender at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello again.
>
> We are almost a month from the first Alpha image for Ubuntu Studio and I
> wanted to share an update about Ubuntu Studio Natty Narwhal 11.04.
>
> I had mentioned before on the mailing list that in an effort to make Ubuntu
> Studio more effective and proficient we were identifying tasks that a user
> might want to accomplish with Ubuntu Studio.  Additionally workflows were
> developed to support these tasks which include which packages might be
> required a general set of actions required to accomplish said tasks.
> Developing these workflows helps us in numerous ways, including identifying
> a package set, providing framework for user documentation, and providing a
> path for testing.  This email will focus on identifying a package set.
>
> For those who are interesting, and I would hope most would be, you can find
> the task and workflow wiki page at:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Workflows
>
> All users are encouraging to peruse this page and add their contributions!
> We only ask that if you have a differing workflow that one that is already
> extant, please add yours as an "alternative" and do not remove the other.
>
> Before going further I want to explain more about what I mean when I use
> the term "package set".  This term is a reference to the applications
> installed by default with Ubuntu Studio.  These packages are NOT being
> removed from the archives.  You can always install these packages at any
> time, by any method of choice.  We are only discussing the inclusion of
> these package on the Ubuntu Studio ISO.
>
> Right.  Now that we have that out of the way, I want to inform you how the
> currently installed package set will change for Natty.
>
> These will be "new" packages (or applications) installed by default when
> installing Ubuntu Studio:
>  * guitarix
>  * hydrogen-drumkits
>  * lashd
>  * mscore (to replaces denemo and lilypond)
>  * phasex
>  * qtractor (to replace seq24)
>  * specimen
>  * whysynth
>  * yoshimi (to replace zynaddsubfx)
>
> These are packages (or applications) that are currently included with
> Ubuntu Studio, but will no longer be:
>  * aconnectgui
>  * audacity
>  * beast
>  * bitscope
>  * bristol
>  * csound
>  * denemo (replaced by mscore)
>  * freebirth
>  * freqtweak
>  * genpo
>  * jackeq
>  * jacktools
>  * jdelay
>  * lillypond (replaced by mscore)
>  * lmms
>  * mixxx
>  * muse
>  * qamix
>  * seq24 (replaced by qtractor)
>  * terminatorx
>  * timemachine
>  * timidity
>  * tk707
>  * xwax
>  * zynaddsubfx
>
> Again, the goal is to make Ubuntu Studio more effective and proficient, in
> essence more useful.  Users want to accomplish a task (e.g. mix a song), not
> just run an application.  The current status of the package set (
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/PackageSelectionDevelopment) was
> developed to assist users accomplish tasks.
>
> If an application is listed to no longer be included with Ubuntu Studio but
> you want it to be, then please identify a task that requires it and develop
> a workflow at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Workflows
>
> This is your chance to directly influence which applications are included
> with Ubuntu Studio.
>
> ScottL
>
>
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just to clarify, these packages that are being removed from the ubuntustudio
meta-package, and the default install will still be available in the repo as
long as the packages are supported, correct?... if someone needed
aconnectgui, they can just apt-get it...

thanks

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