[Bug 505371] Re: Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges

2010-01-24 Thread James Laine
@Bruce: "If you would be so kind to move this into an issue of its own, that would be great (file it upstream right away, not in Launchpad please)" As this is my very fist piece of feedback for the Ubuntu Linux operating system, I am very unfamiliar with the tools and methods of managing this. C

[Bug 505371] Re: Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges

2010-01-19 Thread James Laine
I understand the desire to have application providers use a supported packaging method, however contacting one application provider and requesting that application provider to distribute their software by packaging it differently will only improve the use-case for this one scenario. The original f

[Bug 505371] [NEW] Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges

2010-01-09 Thread James Laine
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Here is a usability problem for users who are new to Linux. This is about what happens for the user, when double-clicking on a file with the .RUN extension (the Sun VirtualBox 3.1.2 Linux additions on Ubuntu 9.10 in my case). Problem 1 - Term

[Bug 505371] Re: Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges

2010-01-09 Thread James Laine
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37666976/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37666977/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37666978/ProcStatus.txt ** Attachm

[Bug 505371] Re: Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges

2010-01-10 Thread James Laine
Addition to the "Alternate Resolution(s):" section... In the 'advanced' options, the option to 'Start a terminal session at this location'. would also be useful. -- Usability: .RUN files, terminal, and privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505371 You received this bug notification because