tek1 wrote:
i've been using windows quite a bit, but slowly making the move to linux. :)Menu integration is more to do with the people who write the packages - some packages will add KDE or GNOME menu entries; most do not. Package writers could, I suppose, add icons to be put on the user's desktop, but most people probably wouldn't want this. Remember that Linux is designed as a multi-user system, and a lot of users would object to icons popping up on their desktops every time the sysadmin installed a new program.
lately, i installed opera6 on linux. downloading the rpm and installing it was easy, but post-installation, i wasn't able to find where the opera executable was. knowing rpm command line and other commands, it's easy to find where opera was installed, but for someone completely new to linux, i think that they would be lost.
one suggestion for improving rpm and other installation programs for linux is to put a icon on the desktop for the user to easily find. also, somehow placing the icon somewhere in the kmenu (for kde) or asking the user in which folder (i.e. applications) a shortcut should be made would make newbies transition to linux a lot easier.
this installation problem/situation is not limited to opera, but is related to all gui-based software installed on linux that is to be used in the point-and-click fashion by end users...
i think that the above would be one of the first problems faced by individuals and companies making the switch from windows to linux...
anyone know if there are future plans for rpm to include an icon on the desktop and/or in the desktop environments' (kde/gnome) folders upon package installation?
An easy way to find files in RPM packages is to use the Software Manager (in 9.0 you neeed to select "uninstall software"; in 8.* you just click on the "installed" tab).
Remember also that nine times out of ten the command to run a program is the same as the name of the package (usually in lowercase).
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