[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > About rpmdrake. > Advanced features are discussed here. Good. They grow. > Basic features or nifty features disappear with time. Sad.
Hopefully I try very hard so that this assertion is kept false :). > What do I mean ? > > A newbie installs a shiny Mandrake 9.1. (S)He discovers the control > panel. Good. > > Now (s)he needs a particular software. Having heard that it's very easy, > launches rpmdrake, type a keyword and ... no response or low-relevance > response. > > Why ? Because the software is actually already installed. And rpmdrake > doesn't show already installed software... This disappeared long ago now, in between the 8.2->9.0 change, and it was precisely to make the default "install a package" GUI simpler for beginners. > So, with current tools, a newbie may not find the software needed, only > because it is already installed. It happens. Isn't that sad ? I think the vast majority of those cases are not happening because those applications are so large they don't get unnoticed by the user (e.g. whe mozilla/xmms/etc is installed, it's difficult to miss it in the menus). > It would be better that rpmdrake also show already-installed software, > maybe greyed out or with a mention "this software is already installed > on your machine". No, it's a long time decision. Though, this can lead to an interesting idea: when doing a search and nothing is found, I might add a special dialog when some already installed software match, right. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
