Just an idea!

[Michael Knepher]

On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 13:09, Peter Backlund wrote:
> > A simple and intuitive front end for YUM and rpm. Never mind about the
> > icon in the GNOME-menu. But if the Nautilus applications:/// cold make a
> > front end for YUM and rpm, the new user wold find installing rpms
> > easily. And a YUM repository cold be made as an RHN subscription.
> 
> Actually, I think SuSE has their update/install tool (yast) organized in a 
> menu fashion, so that you're able to "browse" uninstalled, available 
> applications and select for installation. 
> 
> This could be mimiced in gnome-vfs (or kde io-slaves) below an icon 
> "Installable packages", "Available software" or something like that, with rpm 
> organized by rpm groups (Applications/Multimedia and so forth).
> 
There's already a gnome-vfs module in development, nautilus-rpm, to do
just this, using rpmdb:///. 

> A package would be prestented as Name (Description), and when double-clicked, 
> a window showing the description and size would be showed. Two buttons, 
> install and cancel, and an "advanced" tab showing file listing, dependencies 
> etc. 
> 
> Well?
> 
> /Peter
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