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Executable files should appear with a color

Bug #54831 reported by Sebastien CELLES
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Bug Description

Hello,

when I strike

$ ls -l

I can see diffferent colors for files.
For example, executable files are written in green

That should be the same in Synaptic
The textbox showing installed files should respect color rules.

Moreover I should be able to know before installing a package what files will be installed (and not what files ARE installed... after installing a package)

Regards

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Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis) wrote :

The package file listing does not (and should not) contain file permission information.

For the second part of your report: use apt-file

Changed in synaptic:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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Sebastien CELLES (s-cls) wrote :

If I want color in this listing it is because it will be much more easy to find the name of executables that are in a package because it's a much more common way than to look for names that are in a /bin/ directory.

Even if the permission information are not in the package file it should be possible to get it by querying the system...

About the second part I know apt-file... I know apt-get... I know apt-cache... but Synaptic is a Graphical User Interface and so it should provide a common way to do this and avoid using the Comand Line Interface... because Ubuntu is for Human ;-)

Regards

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Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor) wrote :

Colors always have got the theming problem. How to deal e.g. dark or excotic themes? So you suggest to color all files in /usr/bin?

Perhaps you should describe why you want to search for bin files. Perhaps we can find a better solution than using colors in the list.

I think that this wishlist item only has got a very low priority and probably will never be implemented because of a lack of development resources.

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Sebastien CELLES (s-cls) wrote :

About color, I think the Terminal standard color is good (or at least) it should be the same in Synaptic...

I know this is a very low priority wish...

but I also think that you have ever install a package and have wonder what is the name of executables in the package

Why do you what to color ONLY file coming from /usr/bin ? there is also executables in others directories !!!

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