Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: googleearth-package
Currently, installing googleearth-package does nothing visible to the
user. Most users will assume that Google Earth is now installed. Some
will realize that this package is only an intermediary step, but will
not know how to create the package. No user-visible icon or any sort of
feedback is provided about how to create the package. (And opening a
terminal and typing "googleearth" and attempting tab completion to find
the command necessary will fail.)
After installing this package, the Google Earth package should be built
and installed automatically. Feedback should be provided to the user
during this potentially lengthy process.
Expected results:
Google Earth is installed as a result of installing this package via the
Software Center.
Actual results:
Nothing user visible is installed. A hunt through the files installed via this
package, a trip to the terminal, and a separate package install are required.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Install 'googleearth-package' via the Software Center.
2. Wonder where the Google Earth icon is, and hunt for 15 minutes.
3. Give up in frustration with a poor opinion of Ubuntu.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: googleearth-package 0.6.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 1 11:54:56 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110131)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.utf8
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: googleearth-package
** Affects: googleearth-package (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity
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Title:
Should build package automatically
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