Zitat von William Tracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThirdPartyApt > > Wow. This last week I was just working on a prototype of a program > that does the same thing, that I was calling "Repository Wizard". > > Besides the obvious differences in my project not being as far along > :-) my version of the .apt file format did NOT specify packages to > install. > > The concept was for the wizard to add repositories to sources.list, > add GPG keys to the trusted sources as the user explicitly identified > them as trusted, run "apt-get update", and then provide the user with > a list of new packages introduced by the repository. That part of the > interface (not yet working) would be similar to the "Add new programs" > option lurking at the bottom of the programs menu.
gnome-app-install allows you to point it to a different set of application data. There is already an add button in software-properties (Software Sources). It would be better to improve this one instead of introducing a new application. > To be specific, Repository Wizard would not ever automatically install > any packages. It would add a repository, and provide a quick > point-and-click interface to install packages from that repository. Perhaps the other way round would make more sense. You could add .desktop files and a channel file to the app-install-data. Afterwards the user would see the new applications in gnome-app-install. If he chooses to install the software the repository will be enabled and the key installed. All this functionality is already in place. > I hope I'm not beating a horse that someone else already killed. :-) > However, my variation on the concept seems to solve *some* of the > security concerns that have already been voiced. In which way do you solve these issues? ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
