[PM] Bad Ubuntu install experience #12572
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I concur. The Ubuntu Software centre is the .deb installer on Ubuntu, and installs as cleanly as any Windows app. As mentioned in #6504 and #7237 - This isn't on the software centre, which would make Brackets searchable on the software centre, automatically trusted, and also can be installed by an app URL. Like: apt://geany shown here. |
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With the Windows installer we use Wix which generates the code for us but it's not hard to add steps to the installer with checkboxes asking things like "Add Shortcut to Start Menu", etc... but we just add to the start menu automatically. My question was -- Does the Debian software center have a similar experience I'm find with locking to a hidden launcher by default, btw. |
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Why not search with the dash E.G.(Windows Key, then type "Brackets")? |
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What's the level of effort to add a link to the application launcher? Ideally users shouldn't need to search for it, however placing an icon on the desktop might be a bit too much. |
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I'm not that familiar with Debian install packages. |
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I'm not quite clear what we want to accomplish. I think this story has two parts
I think, we are talking here more about option 2. We install Brackets and make it available to the Dash (the Unity search). This is the default behavior on Ubuntu and it seems that most of the users use this functionality for launching. The other option would be to place an Icon on the desktop or in the Launcher Dock to make it more visible. I'm not convinced that placing an icon in either location will make users happy. We could ask the user during the installation process if they want to add an icon to the desktop/dock. Then it is the users choice and we can offer to make Brackets easier to locate. |
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As an Ubuntu user, I typically prefer applications to dock themselves to the launcher. If I don't want it there, it only takes two clicks to remove it (right-click > Unlock from Launcher). However, if it isn't added to the launcher, I have to:
It isn't that big of a deal when installing just a single program, but when installing multiple programs at once, this becomes annoyingly tedious (especially if some of the programs take a while to open/close). The reason I use the the launch instead of dash is to open several programs at once faster (eg, Firefox, Brackets, Terminal).
No, no, no. Applications in Ubuntu, at least none that I have used since the inception of Unity, add a shortcut to the desktop. Provided as a non-default option during installation would be fine, but I wouldn't recommend having this happen by default (or even be selected by default).
That would be reasonable. Personally I would recommend having Dash selected by default, and Desktop not selected by default. |
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This issue is related to Visibility. #7237 is related to Discoverability. |
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hi there, i can't start brackets from Ubuntu's dash, the icon is showing, it is search-able but when i click on the icon nothing happens. I can launch brackets form the terminal /opt/brackets$ brackets. installed form here https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/sprint-38/Brackets.Sprint.38.64-bit.deb |
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Tuesday Mar 18, 2014 at 18:27 GMT
Originally opened as adobe/brackets#7238
Could be related to #7237 but the deb package launches the software center to do the install but doesn't put a link on the desktop or the application launcher and it's buried deep in the system.
It would be good to at least add a link to the application launcher but other things that the installer does may be worth-while as well.
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