** Description changed: + What is Ailurus? + Ailurus is cross-Linux-distribution GPL software, which aims at making Linux easier to use, for newcomers. + + Who is the target audience of Ailurus? + The target audience of Ailurus is the newcomer to linux, e.g., the people who uses Linux for not more than one month. + + What does Ailurus hope to do? + Ailurus hopes to reduce the difficulty which newcomers encounter when they are using Linux. + Ailurus hopes to promote popular open-source software. + Ailurus hopes to promote open-source software which is elegant but has not entered official repository. + + What can Ailurus do? + * display Linux skills + * install popular software + * change GNOME settings + * display hardware information + * clean apt cache + * backup and recover apt status + + How does Ailurus do this? + Ailurus invokes apt-get, to install software. + Ailurus invokes GConf API, to change GNOME settings. + Ailurus invokes PolicyKit, to do authentication. + Ailurus reads files in /proc and invokes lspci to get hardware information. + + Is Ailurus a replacement for apt? + No. Ailurus will never be replacement for any package manager. + + Does Ailurus duplicate Synaptic efforts? Is Ailurus re-inventing a wheel? + No. Ailurus is not re-inventing a wheel. Ailurus will never duplicate Synaptic efforts. + Ailurus is different from Synaptic, because + * Synaptic list ALL debs. Ailurus list only less than 100 debs. + * Ailurus can do something which Synaptic cannot do, e.g., change GNOME settings. + Ailurus is a test bed for new features. If developers in other projects wish to merge features from Ailurus, welcome! + + Do Ailurus uses native Ubuntu packages when possible? + Yes. Since version 10.05.91, Ailurus begins to use native packages when possible. + + Can Ailurus install close-source software or proprietary software? + No. Ailurus will never install close-source software or proprietary software. + Ailurus is an application for installing some applications which are not provided in the official Ubuntu apt repository. Include in Ubuntu please! - Ubuntu package .DEB and source code .TAR.GZ are here: - http://code.google.com/p/ailurus/downloads/list. - - Features of Ailurus: - * Install Google Chrome - * Install Firefox extensions - * Install Adobe PDF Reader, FoxitReader - * Install TeXLive - * Install Netbeans, Eclipse 3.5 - * Install BRL-CAD, FreeCAD - * Install OpenJUMP - * List system information (Motherboard, BIOS, CPU name, CPU temperature, Net-card, Battery, Host name, Uptime, OpenGL, etc. ) - * System memory control (Reclaim system memory, change the swappiness value) - * One-click restarting network connections - * Nautilus context menu settings (Burn CD, resize images, share folders, etc.)* One-click changing font size - * Nautilus thumbnail settings (Maximum thumbnail size, thumbnail life, etc.) - - Details: - Homepage: http://ailurus.cn/ + Source code is here: http://code.google.com/p/ailurus/downloads/list + Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/ailurus/ Source code maintainer: Homer Xing <homer.x...@gmail.com> - Version: 9.12.2 + Version: 10.06
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