Re: [GNU-linux-libre] gnome-app-install

[Sam Geeraerts]

Karl Goetz schreef:
> > > > together a new version of app-install-data for the various
> > > > distributions would probably be some nice low-hanging fruit
> > > > interested contributors could work on.
> > > gNewSense removes app-install-data-commercial, but leaves
> > > {gnome-}app-install in place (After disabling
> > > restricted/multiverse). Is there something else which needs to
> > > happen?
> > Unfortunately, I think so.  I just ran gnome-app-install on a deltaH
> > box, and through there, I was able to find some of the other software
> > that's on the blacklist, like Ubufox and blobwars.  gnome-app-install
> > wasn't always able to install those packages, but I think to be on the
> > safe side we need to make sure they never show up to begin with.  And
> > I think the safest way to do that is to prepare a new app-install-data
> > package that doesn't include .desktop files for programs that
> > shouldn't be in an endorsed distribution.
>
> This might be related to this bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/app-install-data-commercial/+bug/410975
>
> I'll have to put this on the 'to check'/'todo' list (I thought we'd
> dealt with it, seems not).

Oops, I'd forgotten about that one. Brett is right: the cache only gets 
updated in app-install-data's (and app-install-data-commercial's) postinst.

> While still rather ugly, I'd suggest a metapackage that gets updated
> each time. g-a-i on its own is 2mb. A metapackage would be a few kb.

That leaves .desktop files for non-free applications on the system, but 
I don't think they're exposed in any other application than 
gnome-app-install (I believe there's a KDE counterpart too, but I forget 
what it's called and I think it works the same way). So a metapackage is 
good enough, I gues.