https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474723
Nate Graham <n...@kde.org> changed:
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Ever confirmed|0 |1
Status|NEEDSINFO |CONFIRMED
Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO |---
--- Comment #3 from Nate Graham <n...@kde.org> ---
I hope you're enjoying Linux and KDE so far!
As you've no doubt observed, sometimes things aren't as straightforward as we'd
prefer. :) In this case, to offer the feature, we would need to have a reliable
answer to the question of "what did the user install themselves after the
system was set up?"
However there are many ways the user can install things manually:
- Distro packages using Discover
- Distro packages using the command-line package manager
- Distro packages using the PackageKit API, called from other apps (e.g. the
"Install Konsole" button in Dolphin, or the "Install Samba" button in the file
sharing setup wizard)
- Downloaded-from-the-internet packages using Discover
- Downloaded-from-the-internet packages the command-line package manager
- Flatpak apps using Discover
- Flatpak apps using the `flatpak` command line tool
- Snap packages using Discover
- Snap apps using the `snap` command-line tool
We could implement the feature in a way that covers all things installed using
Discover. But it would become inaccurate the moment the user installed anything
using one of the other methods, because those tools don't communicate with
Discover. As a result, it's highly likely the list would rarely be accurate,
and we'd get bug reports about that.
This isn't an *impossible* problem to solve, but solving it in way that avoids
misleading the user, or communicates its limitations, would be key.
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