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Idea #15774: Include screenshots in Add/Remove programs via screenshots.debian.net

bug This idea was marked as implemented the 30 March 10.
Written by Jay_Bee the 19 Nov 08 at 19:53. Related project: Add/Remove program dialog. Status: Implemented
Rationale
There is a newly launched website that shows screenshots of programs packaged in Debian.
http://screenshots.debian.net

Note it says:
Michael Vogt has added support into synaptic.

I hope to see it included in Jaunty!

But since most newbies use Add/Remove programs it would be useful to include the screenshot support there as well.

Jaunty aims at merging the web and the desktop, it should include automatic downloads of screenshots from this site in the Add/Remove application, so that users can see what an application looks like before they decide whether to install it or not.


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This is now implemented in Ubuntu Software Center. —mpt

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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #15774
Written by Jay_Bee the 19 Nov 08 at 19:53.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15774 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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BlackLukes wrote on the 19 Nov 08 at 21:49
This is a really good idea +1

-- I started contributing --

manishmahabir wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 09:29
This would be awesome!

Vadim P. wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 13:58
http://appnr.com/ already does this...

Jay_Bee wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 15:56
Yes but how many people know about appnr.com ?
Add/Remove programs is installed by default and it is often what users encounter when they first try to install a program.

slsolaris wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 19:52
-1 just go to the website

KIAaze (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 21:46
If it's too heavy on resources (disk space + speed), then no.
Else, yes.
(It could be made optional to avoid speed problems. For space, I don't see how unless a screenshot database is also optional. Don't know exactly how apt-get update gets and stores its information.)

P.S: Thanks for the http://appnr.com/ and http://screenshots.debian.net/ links. :)

Rabbid wrote on the 21 Nov 08 at 00:58
BTW: It would be mean to steal Debians bandwidth though :P
Mirror it to Ubuntus mirrors ^^

dino wrote on the 21 Nov 08 at 11:20
rabbid, or sponsor the debian project a little bit with bandwith. Anyway it should not be done the work twice keep it one project and dont do a "screenshots.ubunutu.com" :)

wearzeep wrote on the 21 Nov 08 at 22:10
Great idea, but as others said, Ubuntu should mirror it not to steal Debians bandwidth.
And it should be an option somewhere, like you have with thumbnails in nautilus.

Craig73 wrote on the 9 Dec 08 at 01:01
Rather than screenshots, add a URL to each description that takes the user to that applications website. This will save space but still make the additional information available.

To give that integrated feel... have a browser window open up attached to the add/remove dialog (with a button to zoom the site larger and the add/remove control smaller and vice versa)

OR, even better integrate it with APPNR.COM which is a great idea (thanks for the link)

papukaija wrote on the 10 Dec 08 at 14:30
-1 because this will need more disk page/network bandwith and more memory usage.

philip wrote on the 13 Dec 08 at 01:58
First add a link to the website, later we can extend it to an option to show a screen shot.


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