SoftwareHandling
This document indexes the various specifications for how software should be presented to people using Ubuntu.
Major components:
SoftwareMetadata (deriving icons, titles, etc of packages for presentation by Ubuntu Software Center and Software Updater)
Archive index for package metadata
Other elements
- cleaning up debconf presentation
Random notes
Increase use of apt: links by Ubuntu enthusiasts, software projects, and ISVs, replacing terminal commands or standalone downloads. This will likely involve:
- Prominent and highly understandable information on ubuntu.com about how to get your software (whether Free or non-Free) packaged for Ubuntu.
An apt: evangelism campaign for projects that already have their software packaged in the Ubuntu repositories.
Fine-tune the interface presented when software updates are available. This may involve:
Presentation of the new better descriptions of security updates.
- When updates are presented automatically, collapsing the list of updates by default, concentrating instead on the existence of updates and the choice to install them now or later.
Establish a system within Launchpad for registered users to suggest a better description, category, keywords, and/or screenshot for a software package, and for the package maintainer to incorporate those changes into a new version of the package, so that end users can find the software more easily later.