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Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 3:38 UTC (Wed) by andrewsomething (subscriber, #53527)
In reply to: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider by denials
Parent article: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Software Center already includes links to the project homepage as long as
there is a "Homepage:" field in debian/control.


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Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 4:13 UTC (Wed) by denials (subscriber, #3413) [Link]

Oh hey! How about that - a nice "Website" button right beside the "Install"
button. Cool, kudos to the Ubuntu devs for that - and thanks for pointing it
out to me.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 8:53 UTC (Wed) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]

The fact that it needed to be pointed out may mean that it's not accomplishing what it was meant to, isn't it?

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 31, 2010 21:44 UTC (Sun) by denials (subscriber, #3413) [Link]

Heh - in this case it just means that I use aptitude to install software, rather than the Software Centre.

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