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#8723: Synaptic should have better descriptions and links
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Written by dmacdonald111 the 17 May 08 at 18:05.
Category: Others.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
When going through the packages in Synaptic, some of the programs have limited descriptions and can be hard to work out what the program really does.
My proposal is to ensure that all supported packages in Ubuntu repositories have much more detailed descriptions together with a link to further information.
This is something that I can understand would take a while to achieve, but if needed, I would be happy to help on this particular development if someone was willing to help me begin.
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niallabrown wrote on the 17 May 08 at 21:18
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Screenshots would be amazing if there was a way to ensure they stayed updated.
Could there be a way to allow users to upload screenshots (like CNR) that are then voted on as to which best represent the program? The top 3 get shown or something like that.
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pimlottc wrote on the 18 May 08 at 04:33
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One particular annoyance is when there are multiple binary packages from the same source, each sharing a large boilerplate of identical description with only a brief mention of the particular contents of each particular binary package.
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