ARMaelalip_appman_ext

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 * Dependency circularities will not hang the dependency search.
 * Support infrastructure in placed e.g. a file system image with the listed packages can be easily constructed.
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==== Pick a graphical app manager ====
Available in Lucid
TODO
==== UI Changes ====
Separate dialogue/button on package?
Not all packages have any use for the button - so use separate dialogue.
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This section should describe a plan of action (the "how") to implement the changes discussed. Could include subsections like:

==== UI Changes ====

Should cover changes required to the UI, or specific UI that is required to implement this
TODO: More detail after app manager chosen
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TODO:Identify areas after app manager chosen
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Code changes should include an overview of what needs to change, and in some cases even the specific details.
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Include:
* data migration, if any
 * redirects from old URLs to new ones, if any
 * how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things, if necessary.
 * data migration - NONE
 * redirects from old URLs to new ones - NONE
 * how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things
 * Help entry
   * Menu option
  • Launchpad Entry: foo

  • Created:

  • Contributors:

  • Packages affected:

Summary

Extend an existing graphical application manager to allow users to determine all the dependencies of a particular application, and show the minimum file system size required to support these. Allows device designers to determine the storage requirements for a single use device e.g. Audio player, browser.

Release Note

Speeds up device design.

Rationale

For embedded devices storage can be a limiting factor. Determining the packages required to support a single application, and hence the storage required, can be a time consuming task. A single point & click way of doing this may aid the adoption of Ubuntu ARM as the platform of choice.

User stories

A device manufacturer is designing a browser. He likes the look of arora, but firefox looks good too. Using the appmanext he quickly determines which will take less storage.

Assumptions

  • Dependency circularities will not hang the dependency search.
  • Support infrastructure in placed e.g. a file system image with the listed packages can be easily constructed.

Design

You can have subsections that better describe specific parts of the issue.

Implementation

Pick a graphical app manager

Available in Lucid TODO

UI Changes

Separate dialogue/button on package? Not all packages have any use for the button - so use separate dialogue.

TODO: More detail after app manager chosen

Code Changes

TODO:Identify areas after app manager chosen

Migration

  • data migration - NONE
  • redirects from old URLs to new ones - NONE
  • how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things
    • Help entry
    • Menu option

Test/Demo Plan

It's important that we are able to test new features, and demonstrate them to users. Use this section to describe a short plan that anybody can follow that demonstrates the feature is working. This can then be used during testing, and to show off after release. Please add an entry to http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Coverage/NewFeatures for tracking test coverage.

This need not be added or completed until the specification is nearing beta.

Unresolved issues

This should highlight any issues that should be addressed in further specifications, and not problems with the specification itself; since any specification with problems cannot be approved.

BoF agenda and discussion

Use this section to take notes during the BoF; if you keep it in the approved spec, use it for summarising what was discussed and note any options that were rejected.


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