[tdf-discuss] Re: A better idea for a download package.

Le 2010-12-02 13:08, Sveinn í Felli a écrit :

> Well, that depends on what you define as an 'user'.
>
> 'Normal Linux users' (as of today = *buntu/Mint etc) use their
> respective package managers to set up software.
>
> Developers should be capable to pull their nightly dose directly from
> git, the users in question (which are likely to install LibreOffice from
> those packages) are either adventurous or participating as
> translators/QA or such.
>
> Even for translation/QA/testing users, offering repositories could be an
> easier way to go and probably less resource-hogging. Of course it would
> be easiest if there was one metapackage/script for installing the repo
> and the chosen language packs.
> OpenSuse has an 'One Click Install' system on their web, which is just a
> simple script witch initiates the PM with information about the
> repository in question.
>
> Centralised PM's have become the 'Linux-way', picking up packages in
> various places on the web is so 'passé'... ;-)
>
> Just thoughts,
>
> Sveinn í Felli

Thanks Sveinn and Sigrid

Sorry about that. Of course the PM is the way to go with Linux boxes. I 
just had one of those moments. :-)

Marc


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