Re: Top 5 things that aren't in Debian but should be :-)

[Steven Leach <stevenaleach@mac.com>]

That's the single nicest thing about OS X.  I tried to reply earlier to 
the "no way to completely uninstal under OS X" message but I think I 
accidently sent it to just the original poster instead of to the list.  
With application bundles, all of the program's resources and binaries 
are contained in one file (actually a directory, but the file manage 
shows and treats them as single files).  Move the bundle anywhere you 
want.  Double click on it and it runs.  Delete it and you just did a 
complete uninstall.

I think this is the absolute number one feature of OS X that I would 
love to see implemented in Linux.

Under OS X, the system directories contain the operating system, basic 
associated utilities, etc.  Programs which are packaged as bundles 
don't need to install files in system directories.   Just as an 
example, having done a fresh install of OS X Panther on a machine, all 
I had to do to install Apple Works was to drag to drag the icon from 
the CD and drop it into the applications directory.  Installation 
complete.  Want to uninstall?  Delete it or drag it to the trash.


On Feb 4, 2004, at 2:56 PM, Tilo Schwarz wrote:

> Steven Leach writes:
> > Number one on my 'not in Debian/Linux but should be' list is OS X 
> > style
> > (Or is it really NextStep style) application bundles.
>
> Actually, if I remember correctly, on the NeXT you could uninstall an 
> app by
> dragging it to the trash, because the app bundle was self contained. 
> But
> recently I heard (but I'm not sure), that on OS X some app bundles
> additionally install file outside the bundle, which gives a mess I 
> guess ...
>
> Tilo
>
>
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