After having received a lot of useful criticism in another thread of a very similar title which I needed to sit on for a while to allow it to sink in, I've started to wonder: what software is out there that, for most people, is simply too difficult or more trouble than it is worth to get installed?
I've written up a few criteria for what seems fair to say is 'too difficult' based on the criticism in the other thread. Let's see if we can't get a useful list going of software that is too difficult to install; a list of what is out there that doesn't work for the 'average user' that can then begin to be remedied.
The criteria I've come up with are:
- The software is not in an official Ubuntu repository
- The software is not available in a third-party apt repository that satisfies all dependencies
- The software is not available as a prepackaged .deb, self-contained archive or binary installer that can satisfy all dependencies using official Ubuntu repositories.
- The software depends on packages outside of the official Ubuntu ecosystem to compile
- The software requires manual hacking on the code in order for it to work
For clarity, newer versions of software that is already in the Ubuntu ecosystem will be clearly marked as such.
PS: I'm actually trying to get a useful list going of this software, so people who might be inclined to think that I'm going to arbitrarily set criteria in such a way to artificially keep the list small or that I'll apply the criteria too liberally to create a useful list may rest assured I'm not interested in letting that happen. My intentions in making this thread are much different than my intentions in making the other thread; the other thread was to prove a point. This thread is to be constructive. I'm also going to make a conscious effort to be more receptive to constructive criticism.
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