"Klik is unique among software installation systems for Linux, in that each package installed through klik is self-contained, isolated from the rest of the operating system. Klik isn't a package management system; rather it's an application that lets you download and run software without installing it."
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Member since:2006-05-22
Member since:2005-07-02
I agree, I'd rather see this in upcoming Ubuntu releases than CNR.
Why the binary condition (i.e. "rather than")? You can already install it on (K)Ubuntu, so you can have *both* CNR and Klik on your Ubuntu system.
That's the beauty of the Linux model: there are many ways to accomplish the same task, so you can pick the one that suits you best.
Member since:2005-07-08
A much more interesting complement to apt than CNR.
Why? CNR on Ubuntu should be vastly more seamless than Klik could ever be, because CNR is a frontend for Ubuntu's APT repositories, whereas Klik doesn't know anything about how to make a package integrate nicely on Ubuntu (i.e. place its launcher in the right section of the Applications menu).
If by "interesting" you mean "less likely to work well," then I agree.
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2005-09-10
A much more interesting complement to apt than CNR. Works great and "installs" quickly on many distros and Live-CDs.