##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation) * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:desktop-lucid-featured-applications * '''Created''': 2010-02-24 * '''Contributors''': RickSpencer, RobertAncell * '''Packages affected''': software-center Criteria: * Is available in main or universe * Is a GUI app * Does not replace a default application * Does not replace another featured application * Is well designed for the task and robust Approach for selecting apps: 1. decide on the number of applications desired 2. decide on criteria for selecting applications 3. get a list of suggested apps 4. canonical-desktop-team (and regular contributors) will discuss each proposed app if it meets criteria 5. If there is overflow (more apps that meet criteria than slots designated) the canonical-desktop-team will select apps to drop off 6. Selected apps will then available for review, comments, feedback Number: * It appears that 11 apps fit in one screen of the software-center category list. * 2 screens max, bring us to max. 22 featured apps Personas: * A graphic designer (might be amateur) * A child * ... Proposed featured applications: * arista (media transcoding) * cheese (photobooth) * gnucash (accounting) * homebank (accounting) * gramps (genealogy) * * wxmaxima (computer algebra system [c.f. Mathematica, Maple]) * stellarium (planetarium) * celestia-gnome (universe simulation) * dia (diagramming) * gtg (Getting Things GNOME, work tracker) * gnome-do (fast keyboard based access) * deja-dup (backup) * liferea (rss feed reader) * parcellite (clipboard manager) * gftp (FTP client) * filezilla (FTP client) * rednotebook (Desktop Journal) * amule (P2P client based on eDonkey network) * miro (media player which includes RSS and podcast download) * wine (Windows compatibility layer) * compizconfig-settings-manager (advanced configuration tool for compiz) * gtk-recordmydesktop (desktop recorder [screencasts..]) * wammu (sync and backup for cellphones) * memaker (avatar creator) Programming: * monodevelop (software development) * geany (IDE) * eclipse (IDE) * anjuta (IDE) * nemiver (graphical debugger) * glade (Interface designer) * bzr-explorer (gui frontend to bzr) Editors: * Graphics: * gimp (bitmap graphics) * mypaint (easy painting with lots of brushes) * inkscape (vector graphics) * blender (3d graphics) * Audio: * jokosher (multi-track studio [simple]) * ardour (multi-track studio [advanced]) * audacity (audio editor) * easytag (audio files tag editor) * imagination (DVD generator as pitivi does not support it) * hugin (panorama sticher) * scribus (DTP) Media Centers: * moovida (media center) * mythtv (Media center/PVR) Tools: * virtualbox-ose (virtual machine) * gaiksaurus (thesaurus) * gufw (firewall tool) * keepassx (Cross Platform Password Manager/Database) Games: * frozen-bubble (arcade game) * glchess (Chess) * pychess (Chess) * flightgear (Flight Gear, flight simulator) * FPS: * sauerbraten (FPS) * nexuiz (FPS) * warsow (fast-moving FPS) * openarena (quake3-clone FPS) * Strategy: * spring-mods-kernelpanic (RTS) * freeciv-client-gtk (turn based strategy) * glob2 (isometric strategy game) * wesnoth (Battle for Wesnoth, fantasy turn based strategy) * simutrans (transport simulator) * pioneers (settlers of catan clone) * Racing: * torcs (car racing) * supertuxkart * armagetronad (Tron lightcycle game, fully playable without 3D support) * extremetuxracer (Tux racer) * Adventure: * uqm (The Ur-Quan masters aka Starcon 2 - ex commercial game) * beneath-a-steel-sky (Beneath a Steel Sky, Adventure, ex commercial) * flight-of-the-amazon-queen (Flight of the Amazon Queen, Adventure, ex commercial) * yofrankie * scorched3d (turn based tank game) * pingus (lemmings clone) * fretsonfire (Guitar hero clone) * chromium-bsu (simple shot-'em-up) * teeworlds (multiplayer 2d platform shooter) * neverball (3D floor-tilting game) * tumiki-fighters (simple shoot-'em-up, no need for 3D support) * Comments: * gnucash * I would suggest "homebank" instead, it is much, much easier to grasp IMHO. It doesn't require a budget-style balance workflow like accountants are used to. --Jeff * Agreed -- [[Qense|qense]] * gftp * I'd suggest FileZilla instead, it looks better and is more modern. -- [[Qense|qense]] * Boxee Beta is a media center, and it is packaged, unlike XMBC. -Wiggums * Boxee is not in the Ubuntu archives, thus is not installable from the Software Centre -- RobertAncell * Parcellite is might break copy/paste in applications like OpenOffice. Installing it is very dangerous for non-experimented users as they are very unlikely to understand why things are broken. The idea of a "clipboard manager" is, IMHO, too complex. It should be invisible. I strongly recommand to *not* feature it. -- LionelDricot * 3D requirements... -- Arand * chromium-bsu seems to run extremely sluggish when 3D acceleration is not available (simple noveau vs nvidia test), if we want a simple 2D game this might not be the best choice * fretsonfire is virtually unplayable without 3D support * stellarium is virtually unusable without 3D support * moovida is virtually unusable without 3D support Rejected choices: * epiphany-webkit (light weight web browser?) DUPE of Firefox * gnumeric (light weight spreadsheet) DUPE of OO.o * abiword (lightweight and collaborative document editing) DUPE of OO.o * xchat-gnome (IRC) DUPE of empathy * pyroom (editor) NOT GUI * gwibber (twitter) Already shipping by default in Lucid. * PDF Mod (PDF modification) NOT PACKAGED * XBox Media Center NOT PACKAGED * gpodder (podcast download tool) DUPE of Rhythmbox Current choices: * cheese * homebank * stellarium * gnome-do * deja-dup * eclipse * gimp * inkscape * blender * audacity * gufw * frozen-bubble * fretsonfire * pingus * moovida * liferea * arista * gtg * freeciv * supertuxcart * chromium-bsu ---- CategorySpec