Idea #11103: Integrate Update Manager, Synaptic, and Gdebi into one interface

Written by tebibyte the 13 Jul 08 at 23:36. Category: Installation.
Related to: Synaptic package manager. Status: New

Description

Ubuntu has 4 different GUI applications that manage packages. Each provides similar but different functionality. These utilities should be combined in a unified interface to eliminate the appearance of bloat, while providing an all in one center for all your package managing needs.

If you want to update the system while installing new software, you can do them together. Gdebi packages can be easily installed with other software from the repositories. Users won't have to open multiple interfaces for similar tasks, streamlining operation in Ubuntu.

Tags: Update alien deb gdebi install integrate interface manager packagekit synaptic unify

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neon wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 04:40

It's called PackageKit.
It's awesome. [: And it was planned for II, but I don't think they put it in....

Tree MendUs wrote on the 14 Jul 08 at 05:23

A related Idea ;

Idea #10072: Universal Installer - "one stop shop".
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10072/

Mr.elderman wrote on the 16 Jul 08 at 01:13

But Unix is made all of those small parts :-)

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