One functionality I would like to see is an integrated repository manager within LinuxCNC itself. That way, people could point to repositories for designs and downloads. Granted, a different use case than for the application itself, which has to use the software repository manager provided by the operating system.
Charles Buckley On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > IMO, the new 12.04 "software center" has some big usability problems > compared to the Synaptic Mgr. > Synaptic package manager is clearly a different package which can be > loaded via the "software center", then you can ignore the "software > center" and get back to work! :-) > I shuddered when I saw the "software center" as it reminds me of Window 8. > I'm adapting to Unity, but they "fixed" some things that were not > broken. :-( > > Dave > > On 4/4/2014 6:56 AM, sam sokolik wrote: > > I had mentioned in a previous email - the new 'package manager' in 12.04 > > and newer is 'ubuntu software center' It seems to have the similar > > functionality as synaptic. (search for stuff, add repositories..) > > > > http://imagebin.org/303764 > > > > (atleast it has done everything I have asked) > > > > sam > > > > > > On 04/04/2014 04:53 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Andy, I think you are being nice regarding Unity. Someone smoked too > >>> much of something and then continued to code anyway when they did > >>> Unity. Synaptic Manager does not come along with 12.04, I had to > >>> install it. (A glaring ommision ) > >>> > >>> > >> Dave, > >> > >> The Synaptic package manager doesn't come bundled with Ubuntu v13.10 > >> either. I'm running it here on my desktop machine at work. Most > >> definitely a glaring omission. > >> > >> Mark > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
