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

[Karl Goetz]

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:46 +0100
Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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.

I've got this on my todo list for today.

> > 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.

Ah, I misunderstood that then.
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
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