"Synaptic Package Manager" - Perhaps a more obvious name?

Luís Martins gein at vianw.pt
Sun Oct 10 22:23:10 UTC 2004


Brett Kirksey wrote:

>On Sunday 10 October 2004 at 15:54-0600, Tristan Rhodes wrote:
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>>I just wanted to suggest using a more intuitive name for
>>"Synaptic Package Manager".  The main reason is that
>>non-linux users will not understand that "package"="software
>>application".
>>
>>Perhaps something like...
>>
>>"Add/Remove/Update Software" "Install/Remove/Update
>>Applications"
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>
>I second the motion. :-) Windows has "Windows Update" and OS X
>has "Software Update...". Ubuntu could have something generic
>like "Update Software" or "Get Software" or "Download Software"
>or something more specific like "Update Ubuntu".
>
>OS X also has a menu item called "Mac OS X Software..." which
>leads to a page on Apple's Web site where most, if not all, of
>the software available for OS X is located. So, even a name like
>"Ubuntu Software" or "Software for Ubuntu" would be cool too.
>
>Brett
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I like that too. But something short like "Manage Software" or "Manage 
Ubuntu". My english sucks, so this may not be the best words. :)

Luís




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