Be "clear" on Item name at the Ubuntu Software Center

**johnnyfappleseed** · October 7th, 2012

Great job all -

When you put up an icon at the Ubuntu Software Center be clear when the item advertised is "not" the item advertised, e.g., MATLAB.

Many, such as myself, would be interested in installing this package straight away since we have heard good things about it - therefore an interest.

However, half-way through the installation it is asking me for my current version location of MATLAB which I didn't have. To wit: IT IS NOT MATLAB, it is an accessory program for MATLAB. The installation crashed, no way out, and now I have a bunch of garbage on my hardrive that I can't get off.

DO NOT ADVERTISE A PRODUCT IF YOU ARE NOT OFFERING THE PRODUCT.

BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE ICON IS PRESENTING.

Thanks, and keep up the good work.

**lisati** · October 7th, 2012

Not a support request
Thread moved to The Community Cafe.

**3Miro** · October 7th, 2012

IF you search MATLAB and then hit "More Info" it says clearly:

"This package does not provide MATLAB. ...."

Although I do agree that the package shouldn't be called MATLAB, but something else (Ubuntu Companion for MATLAB maybe).

**jerrrys** · October 7th, 2012

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...t/+bug/1043317

**thatguruguy** · October 7th, 2012

Originally Posted by johnnyfappleseed

Great job all -

When you put up an icon at the Ubuntu Software Center be clear when the item advertised is "not" the item advertised, e.g., MATLAB.

Many, such as myself, would be interested in installing this package straight away since we have heard good things about it - therefore an interest.

However, half-way through the installation it is asking me for my current version location of MATLAB which I didn't have. To wit: IT IS NOT MATLAB, it is an accessory program for MATLAB. The installation crashed, no way out, and now I have a bunch of garbage on my hardrive that I can't get off.

DO NOT ADVERTISE A PRODUCT IF YOU ARE NOT OFFERING THE PRODUCT.

BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE ICON IS PRESENTING.

Thanks, and keep up the good work.

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