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[Jussi Lind <jussi.lind@xxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

If I have understood it correctly, PPAs are still the only way to
publish free, open source apps for desktop Ubuntu.

However, especially new users install applications only via Software
Center and the applications using PPAs are not visible to the users at
all. They are not being found.

Microsoft has a concept in which desktop application vendors are able to
submit only a link page to their desktop application. This means that
the application is listed and can be found in Windows Store, but the
store just redirects the user to an external download page. A similar
concept could be applied to Ubuntu Software Center and PPAs.

For more info, see: 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn374786%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jan 12 00:02:57 2015
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409542

Title:
  PPAs not visible in the Software Center

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If I have understood it correctly, PPAs are still the only way to
  publish free, open source apps for desktop Ubuntu.

  However, especially new users install applications only via Software
  Center and the applications using PPAs are not visible to the users at
  all. They are not being found.

  Microsoft has a concept in which desktop application vendors are able
  to submit only a link page to their desktop application. This means
  that the application is listed and can be found in Windows Store, but
  the store just redirects the user to an external download page. A
  similar concept could be applied to Ubuntu Software Center and PPAs.

  For more info, see: 
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn374786%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Jan 12 00:02:57 2015
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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