Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Sep 2005 18:40 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.12, the latest
version of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment." Important changes include, but are not limited to: Clearlooks set to default theme, improved file manager (Nautilus), new document viewer (Evince), and much more. The release notes are here, download information can be found here.
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2005-07-07
Okay, didn't know it wasn't secure..
But if it could be made secure, wouldn't that be a very good way of installing apps?
Yeah, common mistake
Can be made secure? Yes it can, just as on Linux as on OSX. OSX just flawed their version with security problem.
How it could be handled on Linux?
RE-POST for reference: In nautilus you have applications://, which is in fact your application menu. There are only two features it misses:
1.support for some autopackage or something like that to be dragged inside and installed (off course with root privileges only).
2.support to uninstall the package when dragged from applications:// to trash (again with root privileges)
As you see, installer like for example autopackage could be used (or again for another example xml file that contains yum|apt|whatever repositories and package names, in this case everything could be done by any system package manager, in this case you could even stay subscribed to program updates). If gnome-vfs would support detect & d'n'd appropriate handler of this package from for example one nautilus to opened nautilus window with applications:// or directly on start menu and start autopackage installer. This part would be almost trivial.
Autopackage (as does any package manager on linux) automaticaly demands root by default. And lately even distro package managers start getting support for it. So, no security flaw here.
Uninstall would demand similiar feature, but by dragging application shortcut to trash. By calling uninstall (again with root password). Another trivial thing.
If I think the only really missing feature is missing parameter of package information in fdo desktop shortcut spec, where packager and package would be specified.
It is much safer d'n'd install than the one that OSX provides and it is a simple solution.
Have this idea for long time now but I'm too lazy to either fill bug report or implement it.
I actually haven't checked this out, I think, maybe I did in my old days, but I don't remember it..
However, does this list all my installed apps, or just the ones with a menu item?
Menu apps only, but lately all apps come with fdo desktop shortcut so that is not a problem.
Although, I just tried it and it doesn't work. So,... either I haven't compiled support or this was dropped. I never used it anyway. But here is more info anyway: http://gnome-hacks.jodrell.net/hacks.html?id=28
I hate Mac.. I really do..
Ok, now that you mentioned twice all that is needed is your mothers signature and I believe you
And, so do I. I own G5 and G4 but I try to avoid to touch them with a 10foot pole if possible.