Re: why !oh why Debian and application list

[Seeds Notoneofmy <notoneofmyseeds@gmx.de>]

On 6/7/20 7:52 PM, Peter Ehlert wrote:

>       On 6/7/20 10:23 AM, Seeds Notoneofmy wrote:
>       
> > Well, as the
> >         subject suggests, I'm a bit fed up with the logic behind
> >         
> >         how installed programs are sorted out in the Applications menu.
> >         
> >         
> >         The need to go hunt down an installed application seems yester
> >         century.
> >         
> >         
> >         I just installed Picard, and it does not show up in Sound and
> >         Video,
> >         
> >         where logic would suggest it be.
> >         
> >       
>       What window manager/desktop suite are you using?
>       
>     
    GNOME Metacity
>       
>       (those developers/maintainers would know why they don't care to
>       accommodate your software)
>       
> >         
> >         I had to dial it up from the command line.
> >         
> >         
> >         I'm willing and ready to be educated on why things are such with
> >         Debian.
> >         
> >         
> >         Thanks a lot.
> >         
> >         
> >       
>     
    Thanks for asking. And sorry for not mentioning. Easier to complain,
    I suppose. But really, it's a basic user experience need, not like
    trying to set up a server or virtual machine kind of project. :)