Muon Software Center needs "technical items" option
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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muon (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Kubuntu 12.04b2
The division of Muon into separate "Package Manager" and "Software Center" applications creates unnecessary confusion for experienced users. This problem came to my attention when responding to a thread at UbuntuForums from someone trying to locate the NFS client. Searching the Software Center for "nfs" brings up only a Java-based FTP client with no ability to ferret out "nfs-common" or "nfs-kernel-
There most definitely needs to be a method for browsing all applications available from the repositories in the Software Center application, or else it and the Package Manager application need to be merged somehow. As it stands now, experienced users like me will need to bounce back and forth between the SC and PM applications to find a needed package.
For further information, see this thread: http://
Changed in muon (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in muon (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in muon (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.