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(accepted at 2009-07-24 FESCo meeting)
 
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== Current status ==
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: Fedora12
* Targeted release: Fedora 12
* Last updated: 2009-07-16
* Last updated: 2009-09-24
* Percentage of completion: 90%
* Percentage of completion: 100%


== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==
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* Open a web browser (epiphany, firefox, etc) and visit http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/temp/test.html
* Open a web browser (epiphany, firefox, etc) and visit http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/temp/test.html
* Verify the plugin works correctly
* Verify the plugin works correctly
'''This plugin does not yet work correctly with WebKit based browsers such as midori. We're working on the problem and hope to solve this soon.'''


== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
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== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==
PackageKit 0.5.1 (requires new release to be put into rawhide, expected 2008-08-03)
PackageKit 0.5.1
nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-5 (in F11 updates)
nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-5 (in F11 updates)



Latest revision as of 12:42, 24 September 2009

PackageKit Browser Plugin

Summary

The PackageKit browser plugin allows people browsing online to install missing applications.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 12
  • Last updated: 2009-09-24
  • Percentage of completion: 100%

Detailed Description

The PackageKit-browser-plugin package installs a browser plugin that can be used to install specified software.

Benefit to Fedora

This feature will add the facility to install packages from websites, in a secure way, rather than telling users to run various yum commands as the root user or describing how to use the PackageKit tools.

Scope

This is a very small change in comps, so that the PackageKit-browser-plugin package gets included in the default package set.

How To Test

User Experience

Users can install applications directly from web pages, in a secure and cross-distro way.

Dependencies

PackageKit 0.5.1 nspluginwrapper-1.3.0-5 (in F11 updates)

Contingency Plan

Drop PackageKit-browser-plugin from comps, and revert back to not shipping the browser plugin.

Documentation

Release Notes

  • PackageKit now installs a browser plugin handler so that web pages can install software in a secure environment.

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