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Hi, I was discussing with Michael Vogt about an idea I've had for a long time, and he recommended me to share my thoughts here. So, here goes nothing: Software-properties is one of the few applications that still relies on gksu. I was about to convert it to aptdaemon/policykit, when I thought of this: "Why don't we just separate software-properties into both update-manager and software-center?" So I began to create the following mockups: * update-manager: clicking on the "Settings..." button should open up a dialog that contains two tabs: "Repositories" ( http://yfrog.com/jvupdatemanagerrepositorip) and "Automatic Updates" ( http://yfrog.com/jbupdatemanagerautomaticup). Note that I mostly borrowed the design from here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdateHandling#settings * software-center: Clicking on the "Provided by Ubuntu" pane should show (beside what's in place now) five checkboxes representing main, universe, restricted, multiverse, and commercial software ( http://yfrog.com/c9softwarecenterprovidedbp). And clicking on an authorized repository (such as a PPA) will show that the source is authorized ( http://yfrog.com/jbsoftwarecenterauthentifp). Share your thoughts - I'm not good at UI designing, so please feel free to criticize. Thank you, Mohamed Amine IL Idrissi
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