Wow, those were pretty neat ideas! Software Centre shouldn't be rude to people without an internet connection at the moment =)
But the thing about caching should be an opt-in thing, IMHO. *Peterson* *http://petercast.net* On 11 December 2010 19:24, Alexander Lancey <a...@alexandos.org> wrote: > Firstly, sorry if this the wrong mailing list. > > I've been thinking about the Software Center, and I came up with three > ideas I'd like to see. > > Two are related to offline functionality - queueing and caching. I recently > tried to select a package for installation, while I was offline. Instead of > it setting the package aside for later, or even giving a concise error, it > gave 404s. I think the Software Center, when offline, should let you know > and ask if you want to install things later. > > Caching packages would also be really nice. The package I wanted was small, > and had been suggested by another package or two. The Software Center could > potentially look for smallish packages that are recommended (by your apps or > based on your apps), then download the debs when you're idling or just not > sending very much data. Not only would this speed up installations when/if > you want to install one of these packages, but you could install these while > offline. > > The third idea is to have a button or something to make desktop links, > since some people don't realize they ever can. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana<https://launchpad.net/%7Eayatana> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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