Re: [Gramps-devel] First impressions after installing Linux Genealogy 6.1

[Doug B. <dou...@gm...>]

On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:12 AM, jerome <rom...@ya...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I have installed Linux Genealogy 6.1 on an other PC.
> I just wanted to share my first impressions and remarks.
>
> 1. I found strange that 'xdg-utils' was not installed ?
> dependancies issue ?
> http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installation#General_requirements
>
> 2. For Gramps, I installed additionnal packages (not need for users): geany/intltool/automake/autotool/m4/pylint/gtranslator/poedit, etc ...
>
> 3. mount device is not very flexible or user friendly for very safe on Ubuntu 10.10! ie. I sometimes need to mount my CD or USB key.
> grub2 (boot loader) is looking at HDD's UUID.
>
> 4. File management is sometimes strange (nautilus copy/remove files), this one seems to be specific to Ubuntu (8.04/9.04, etc ...)
>
> 5. clean
>  :to remove GIMP, F-spot (Mono) was a good option
>  :is more consistent (PiTiVi/Shotwell/Brasero/Social network services/Web navigator/Messagerie) => road to Unity
>  :maybe need to remove OpenOffice for LibreOffice (when available)
>
>
> Note, when I installed pylint I saw 'pyreverse': an UML diagram generator! For fun, I ran it:
> $ pyreverse -A -S /home/blabla/trunk/src/gen/lib/*.py -o jpeg
>
> Here the result:
> http://gramps-project.org/wiki/images/6/6a/API.jpeg
>
> I decreased the quality, but local generation provides a quick overview of current Gramps' API!

Jérôme,

I think we should go ahead and continue to fix, develop, and evolve
gramps-cd to be its own project. In order to decide what should be on
the CD, I would give these priorities:

1) Give users a good out-of-the-box experience with Gramps

Users could include new users, but perhaps also mobile Gramps users.
That way people could boot their laptop in Ubuntu, load their family
tree, and head into the field. Tools might include geocode-type, and
perhaps built-in camera support.

2) Include extras that Gramps uses, including languages, OpenOffice, etc.
3) Customize the installed Gramps with appropriate Addons
4) Include other open source genealogy apps and tools

This would be a nice gesture, along the lines of Alex's original goal,
but a secondary goal of gramps-cd.

5) Include other free genealogy apps and tools (with, perhaps, wine)

We could explore making two versions: a CD (700 MB limit) and a DVD.

-Doug

> Regards,
> Jérôme
>
>
>
>
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