Linked by Rahul on Mon 7th Jul 2008 00:25 UTC
Remember Automatix? Yes the nifty little application that made installing additional softwares on the Ubuntu system a breeze. Here comes the same for Fedora 9, FedoMATIX (v0.1Beta). It currently works on the command line only, but supports more than 60 additional softwares/apps already. The next version, which is due release in 2 months, will feature a GUI and many more softwares and hacks.
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Member since:2008-04-15
i used automatix when i first looked at ubuntu. a modified apt that added a "automatix" category would have been better.
adding another layer of package management does not make things easier and instead creates another level of confusion for users.
synaptic and sources.list is all you need.
the terminal is the ace up your sleeve.
Member since:2007-06-06
synaptic and sources.list is all you need.
the terminal is the ace up your sleeve.
the terminal is the ace up your sleeve.
For me apt-get is enough :-), but I think that even Synaptic is still not enough for a totally new person to linux/ubuntu. For example, once you write mp3 or avi in Synaptic you get dozens of packages to choose from. Automatix, on the other hand, used to give very easy way to install essential stuff such as mp3 and avi support.
Edited 2008-07-07 05:13 UTC
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2007-06-06
Automatix for Ubuntu was really useful and I think it was essential for introducing new people to Ubuntu. Hope that FedoMATIX will be as good or even better than Automatix. I think this is really good news for Fedora fans.