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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 578045 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578045

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 578045
   Upgrading packaged Ubuntu application unreasonably involves upgrading entire OS

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Title:
  It needs to be far easier for developers to get their apps into the
  software center, and to update them once they are in.

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It needs to be far easier for developers to get their apps into the
  software center, and to update them once they are in.

  Currently I have 21 ppas active, I'm sure others have more.  I add a
  ppa for almost every program I want, because either the software
  center does not have the program I am looking for, or it is out of
  date.  This model is absurd, I almost think that installing apps in
  Windows could be more secure.  I have to add an entire repo -- and
  expose my system to the possibilities of just one repo owner's
  password being comprised -- just to get an up to date app.  The only
  thing that is keeping malware out of Launchpad is the community, not
  practice of installing up to date apps.

  As an end user, when I open the "Software /Center/", I should find
  just about every app available for Ubuntu ready to install -- and
  already up to date.  Currently I think that ppas are more the "center"
  of installing apps on Ubuntu then even the Software Center is.

  I don't think Ubuntu should become a rolling release, but something
  really needs to be done about the above situation.  Perhaps splitting
  the Ubuntu repos into two -- one for the Ubuntu Core (kernel, desktop,
  system libraries, etc) and one for the applications.  The applications
  repo could then be continually updated as developers update their apps
  without effecting the core system of Ubuntu.  On system upgrade
  ("distro upgrade"), only the System Repo would be updated to the
  newest Ubuntu release, making the upgrade process far smoother then
  the current mess that often results.  I am sure there are problems
  with the above approach, but perhaps there are ways to work them out
  on a technical level.

  nerdy_kid

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 5.0.2ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22~ppa1-generic-tuxonice 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic-tuxonice x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Dec  2 08:44:02 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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