[Bug 194666] Re: Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

2008-05-11 Thread Gareth Fitzworthington
In view of Michael comments (regarding apturl) the original reporter still considers stated synaptic enhancement idea as an important feature proposal for synaptic. Therefore, confirming for further (perhaps final) consideration by Michael & other synaptic maintainers. ** Changed in: synaptic (

[Bug 194666] Re: Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

2008-03-07 Thread Murat Güneş
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194666 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailin

[Bug 194666] Re: Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

2008-02-25 Thread Jo-Erlend Schinstad
Jad: Having alot of menu-items that point to the same thing is not simple or user-friendly, and it conflicts with the one application per feature design goal. Besides, if you're adding a repository, then you're probably going to install a package, which you'll do in Synaptic anyway. I don't underst

[Bug 194666] Re: Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

2008-02-25 Thread Michael Vogt
Thanks for your bugreport. Do you know about apturl? Its a little tool that we install since gutsy and it lets you specify what packages to install as a hyperlink in a website (or a forum post). You can use it at the commandline too. Give it: apturl apt://2vcard (or any other package) and it wi

[Bug 194666] Re: Synaptic should accept a string of packages to install

2008-02-25 Thread Jad
Having an easily accessible (with minimal clicks) application to edit software-repositories is a plus in Ubuntu and it serves the "GUI friendly", "User Friendly" GNU/Linux Campaign. Maybe we should work on educated the community about using command lines without understand what it does and ask the