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desertwind
12-02-2006, 05:19 AM
Automatix is a graphical interface for installation of a lot of apps on Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu BREEZY (DOES NOT WORK ON Warty, Hoary or Dapper) and for tweaking a few things to get your Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu box up and working in full throttle in the quickest possible timespan.

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=114251
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=66563
vignesh
12-02-2006, 08:17 AM
Wow....But why not for drapper....
mehulved
12-02-2006, 10:35 AM
Cos dapper drake's final release still isn't officially available. So, I guess it won't be yet available there.
techno_funky
12-02-2006, 10:56 AM
hey cool great news this one is
:)
champ_rock
12-02-2006, 11:20 AM
thanks for the link man......... the command line is time consuming
mehulved
12-02-2006, 11:21 AM
We should recommend it to newbies will make installation of essential softwares a snap for them.
Satissh S
12-02-2006, 12:30 PM
Ahh.. Even with synaptic installing softwares is a snap.. Even ubuntu is gonna get bloated :(
infra_red_dude
12-02-2006, 01:15 PM
i'm despo waiting to get back to bangalore..haf BB connection there!
mehulved
12-02-2006, 01:49 PM
There's a problem here. How do you know which programs have completed installation. You can keep on reinstalling the same versions of applications without knowing that they have been installed as there's no sign of what is installed and what isn't. It still needs some work.
vignesh
12-02-2006, 04:56 PM
As long as its available after the final release...
techno_funky
12-02-2006, 05:37 PM
There's a problem here. How do you know which programs have completed installation. You can keep on reinstalling the same versions of applications without knowing that they have been installed as there's no sign of what is installed and what isn't. It still needs some work.


Howto remember which options In Automatix u have already checked in the past : Open terminal and type

cat $HOME/automatix.log


http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=66563

hope that helps :)
mehulved
12-02-2006, 05:48 PM
Thanks technofunky
Well that's fine but what about someone who's new to linux. This will be more helpful to them and not to someone who's used to linux. I can very well do with apt-get and when needed synaptic. But, it would be good if in the future version they can show the chnges there itself. Also, it fails to install mplayer. I had to use apt-get to do it. So, still some changes are needed to it.