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With fixes upstream we can now revert to using the KPackageKit notifier for updates. update-notifier-kde can be turned off to updates, although it will still be used for apport and restricted notifications.
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The features of software-properties-kde should be integrated into KPackageKit. FIXME

We will talk to the Ubuntu PackageKit maintainers to work out why package signatures are not validated and how that can be exposed to the user.

The add/remove button is difficult to use, we will investigate useability fixes for this.

Summary

Work needing to be done to make Kubuntu ready for our users.

Release Note

Kubuntu is now fully KDE 4 based. It includes better integration with the cross desktop packagekit installer.

Rationale

KDE 3 libs are unmaintained and should be deprecated.

User stories

Krissy runs open office and is pleased that it offers a consistent experience with her other applications.

Implementation

Open Office

We will investigate the KDE 4 patches to Open Office and fixing those to apply. This should give us KDE 4 widgets and dialogues within Open Office and allows us to drop KDE 3 from the CD. If this proves successful we will create an Oxygen icon theme for Open Office to complete the experience. This is non trivial work so as a fallback we will re-enable the Open Office KDE 3 package for Karmic.

PackageKit

To be able to remove the install-package script we will change KPackageKit to allow for installing a named package from the command line, and offer the same simplified user interface as it currently uses for installing a local .deb.

Java should be blacklisted from KPackageKit as it can not install without debconf support.

With fixes upstream we can now revert to using the KPackageKit notifier for updates. update-notifier-kde can be turned off to updates, although it will still be used for apport and restricted notifications.

The features of software-properties-kde should be integrated into KPackageKit. FIXME

We will talk to the Ubuntu PackageKit maintainers to work out why package signatures are not validated and how that can be exposed to the user.

The add/remove button is difficult to use, we will investigate useability fixes for this.

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KubuntuKarmicDevelopment (last edited 2009-05-27 09:50:12 by 80)