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Message #00146
Re: Software Center instead of gnome-packagekit
As GNOME software apps redesign isn't ready yet, I think that this is the
most coherent decision.
El 29/11/2012 01:04, "Jeremy Bicha" <jbicha@xxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> I think we should use Ubuntu Software Center by default instead of
> "Software" (gnome-packagekit or gpk) for the Ubuntu GNOME Remix.
>
> - Ubuntu Software Center is one of Ubuntu's best features with ratings
> and reviews, screenshots, app icons, access to commercial software,
> and decent search.
>
> - Software on the other hand is currently pretty disappointing
> (although it will be the default in Debian Wheezy). I think the
> proposed Software redesign is a ways off still.
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> - Other GNOME distros (Mageia and openSUSE) ship their own software
> management apps.
>
> - This also means that we would switch to Ubuntu's Update Manager
> instead of the gnome-packagekit updater which is hidden in the
> Software app menu.
>
> - Both Update Manager and the Software Center get a lot more attention
> from Ubuntu developers than the gpk tools.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
>
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