Re: finding programs

[Hongli Lai <h lai chello nl>]

Or just point them to www.gnomefiles.org ?


Dean G wrote:
> Increadable Development Persons,
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> Short:  Finding programs is a horrible task in Linux!  Lets make a new 
> panel utility which searches programs.
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> Thanks,
> Dean
> I love Gnome, good job everyone!  Now, lets make it better!
> I used Slackware for two years, switched to Debian last year.
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> New to Linux users can't find programs.  Matured Linux users can't find 
> new programs.  Instead of searching Google randomly, why not get some 
> help from thier own GUI?
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> Why not create a new utility for the panel that:
> 1. User enters keywords for a program they would like to run.
> 2. Program searches through some program description files (maybe the 
> README and man pages for now, later Gnome and other program makers can 
> make some standard program description file(s).
> 3. Gives you a list of hits (programs) and gives the user:
>     a)  The program name
>     b)  A button to run it
>     c)  A short description of the program
>     d)  A button to show/view the programs description files
>     e)  Wether it is installed, a button to download/install it  (OUCH!  
> I agree,  but this would be awesome.)
>     f)  Program version, Newest version out there
>     g)  Other ideas?
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