Features/PackageKitBrowserPlugin

= PackageKit Browser Plugin =

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

Owner

 * Name: Richard Hughes
 * email: 

Current status

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

Detailed Description
The  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  package gets included in the default package set.

How To Test

 * Install  package using
 * Restart any browser windows
 * Open a web browser (epiphany, firefox, etc) and visit http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/temp/test.html
 * Verify the plugin works correctly

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

Documentation

 * http://cgit.freedesktop.org/packagekit/plain/contrib/browser-plugin/README

Release Notes

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

Comments and Discussion

 * See Talk:Features/PackageKitBrowserPlugin