thoughts on Autopackage

[carlosponti]

anyone ever use autopackage? i have seen some opensource games i want to try come in autopackage. i had never heard of it until a few days ago.

[GNOME_n00b]

anyone ever use autopackage? i have seen some opensource games i want to try come in autopackage. i had never heard of it until a few days ago.

its been around for ages. i've only installed solfege and nvu with it, though. there's also klik, which is a similar concept.

[sarlacii]

Autopackage? I love it! Installed it from a "linux Format" DVD a while ago... I like the concept, because if there's one thing that irritates one, it's when you find an app. that you want to install, but the download page only contains the dreaded source, and packages for distros that you don't use. Aargh! If the app. is not some popular, mainstrem programme, then your chances of finding it in you repo list is slim... so that leaves you with the source and all the deps.

I wish that more people would support autopackage. I have Celestia (an astronomy app.) installed this way.

[bigtomrodney]

It's a nice idea, particularly if the end use is for a commercial app (I won't go into opinions on that). However it would have ben a better idea a few years back before everybody was switching to repositories. A quick smart/apt-get usually is enough, repositories as getting better all of the time.

[carlosponti]

i like the idea but i had never used it. one thing i hate is i have this game called super mayro chronicles(super mario clone) that the new version requires CEGUI well Mr Crazy Eddie sees fit to not include an installer of ANY kind. its an install from source. i want to install this program for my wife to play the game but i dont have time to install from source right now.