Re: First impressions on installing Debian 1.3 (and an idea!)
Will Lowe wrote:
> The point of the whole idea was to provide a way for people to get
> information on and install packages. We discussed the idea that "finding
> linux software can sometimes be difficult because we didn't know where to
> look" and the fact that, while dpkg is a _GREAT_ tool, it doesn't
> provide much information and isn't very user-friendly.
That's what I initially advanced anyway.
> All I'm suggesting is a deselect-like, x-enabled friendly
> neighborhood package finder and installer.
Right. I agree. This is doable and would be very nice to have.
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