Searching "screensaver" lists xscreensaver under technical items
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| software-center (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When trying to install screensavers when a friend was trying ubuntu for first time I was shocked to find that a search in software centre for the obvious 'screensaver' string yielded nothing. However after much other activity and in hindsight I find that a search on 'xscreensaver' does yield what I was seeking! This is very counter intuitive.
Please fix so that search for screensaver yields results including xscreensaver?
tia
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Dec 12 20:07:29 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no User Name)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| candtalan (aeclist) wrote | #1 |
| Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Software centre ubuntu 11.10 omits xscreensaver when search uses - 'screensaver' string + Software centre puts xscreensaver under technical items when search + uses 'screensaver' string |
| dino99 (9d9) wrote Re: Software centre puts xscreensaver under technical items when search uses 'screensaver' string | #3 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Software centre puts xscreensaver under technical items when search - uses 'screensaver' string + Searching "screensaver" lists xscreensaver under technical items |
Searching for screensaver yields 2 apps and 39 technical items on a fresh install for me. But xscreensaver is hidden as a technical item. A fix for this would be to make xscreensaver a applicaiton by adding the appropriate desktop file. However there is a risk here that people end up with 2 screensavers (gnome-screensaver, xscreensaver) that start fighting over each other.