Will Lowe wrote:

>       The point of the whole idea was to provide a way for people to get 
> information on and install packages.  We discussed the idea that "finding 
> linux software can sometimes be difficult because we didn't know where to 
> look" and the fact that,  while dpkg is a _GREAT_ tool,  it doesn't 
> provide much information and isn't very user-friendly.

That's what I initially advanced anyway.

>       All I'm suggesting is a deselect-like,  x-enabled friendly 
> neighborhood package finder and installer.

Right.  I agree.  This is doable and would be very nice to have.
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