Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
On So, 2006-12-31 at 22:39 +, Alec Wright wrote: > Ok. Here's the situation. When you install Ubuntu, you might (like me) > not want Firefox, and prefer Epiphany instead. You might prefer mozilla > thunderbird over evolution, or BMPX over Rhythmbox. If you are one of > these people, you probabl

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Sami Haahtinen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alec Wright wrote: > Here's the idea. The ubuntu-desktop metapacakge should allow different > options for the dependencies such as mozilla-firefox OR epiphany-browser > OR iceweasel, evolution OR mozill-thunderbird, rhythmbox OR bmpx etc > etc. I don'

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread John Nilsson
On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 11:25 +0200, Sami Haahtinen wrote: > Best option you have is to create a patched alternative ubuntu-desktop > package with your own packages. Why not just "depend" on virtual packages like "supported-mua" "supported-browser" and so on, and have packages like firefox provide s

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Björn Ottervik
On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 10:46 +0100, Sebastian Heinlein wrote: > On So, 2006-12-31 at 22:39 +, Alec Wright wrote: > > Ok. Here's the situation. When you install Ubuntu, you might (like me) > > not want Firefox, and prefer Epiphany instead. You might prefer mozilla > > thunderbird over evolution,

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Sami Haahtinen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Nilsson wrote: > On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 11:25 +0200, Sami Haahtinen wrote: >> Best option you have is to create a patched alternative ubuntu-desktop >> package with your own packages. > > Why not just "depend" on virtual packages like "supported-m

Re: Notifying end-users when support is no more

2007-01-01 Thread Conrad Knauer
On 1/1/07, t u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today, I booted to Windows after 4-5 months. Because of my switch to > Linux, I have been behaving like an average Windows user, not going out > of my way to protect the OS. > > A pop up appeared and told me that my AVG free anti-virus 7.1 will not > be

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Alex Jones
This is exactly the solution I've been hoping to see for ages. Epiphany and Gossip are the first two programs to get installed for me on any Ubuntu installation. Firefox and Gaim are just wasting away. On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 18:05 +0100, Björn Ottervik wrote: > On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 10:46 +0100, S

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
On Mo, 2007-01-01 at 00:17 +0100, Christian Leber wrote: > On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 10:39:09PM +, Alec Wright wrote: > > > So what does everyone think? could this be acheived in fesity, or will > > we have to wait until feisty+1? > > I don't get it, why should somebody be annoyed by them? > Th

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-01 Thread Conrad Knauer
On 12/31/06, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok. Here's the situation. When you install Ubuntu, you might (like me) > not want Firefox, and prefer Epiphany instead. You might prefer mozilla > thunderbird over evolution, or BMPX over Rhythmbox. If you are one of > these people, you probabl

Re: Notifying end-users when support is no more

2007-01-01 Thread Conrad Knauer
On 1/1/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Today, I booted to Windows after 4-5 months. Because of my switch to > > > Linux, I have been behaving like an average Windows user, not going out > > > of my way to protect the OS. > > > > > > A pop up appeared and told me that my AVG free a

Re: Notifying end-users when support is no more

2007-01-01 Thread t u
Conrad Knauer wrote: > On 1/1/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] I think our end-users who do not like to go out of their way to learn about what's going on in the community could really use such a feature. [snip] At the least, if it is do-able, for desktop users,

Re: Notifying end-users when support is no more

2007-01-01 Thread Conrad Knauer
On 1/1/07, t u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think our end-users who do not like to go out of their way to > learn about what's going on in the community could really use > such a feature. > [snip] > At the least, if it is do-able, for desktop users, you could > change th