I guess the decision of replacing USC with Gnome software may be for either using a common app across different distros that includes non Ubuntu ones. It can also be as a response to critics who may have opposed paid and closed source tools distributed through UCS. My thoughts though. Regards On 06-Apr-2016 10:35 pm, "Kevin Godby" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the manual should document the default applications instead of > non-default applications. It may be worth mentioning the USC, how to > install it, and why one might want to use it. But generally, the manual > should document the default Ubuntu experience. > > —Kevin > > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 11:28 AM Hannie Dumoleyn < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Miles, >> Thanks for this tip. I installed USC in Xenial (VirtualBox) using >> Synaptic and it works! >> To all: >> Now I am wondering if we (UMP) should advise our readers to install it in >> Xenial. What do you think? >> Hannie >> >> USC was definitely more fleshed out and feature-complete. GNOME Software >> was little more than a toy just a few releases ago and it has no intention >> of becoming a full-blown package manager nor support for-pay items. For >> what it's worth, it looks like the Ubuntu Software Center is still present >> in the repositories, it's just not installed by default. Last change on Feb >> 18th. I guess technically we could stick with it, but it's going away after >> Xenial by the looks of things. >> >> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center >> >> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 12:56 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks everyone for your reaction on this subject. I agree with Miles >>> (see email below) that it is much better to use Synaptic or apt-get install >>> in the terminal, but since our manual is written for beginners, we should >>> explain the use of Software extensively. >>> Personally I think Ubuntu Software Center is much better than >>> gnome-software. I have no idea why they change this in Xenial, except that >>> perhaps there are not sufficient maintainers for USC to continue with it. >>> Hannie >>> >>> >>> >>> Miles wrote: >>> >>> I'm running the latest updates right now on Xenial and when opening up >>> (GNOME) Software the three tabs present on top are All, Installed, and >>> Updates. All takes you to the "home" page where you can browse the >>> available software, while Installed will show what currently-installed >>> programs you have. The All tab is largely search and category driven, >>> not the kinds of lists most people expect. Probably because Software >>> doesn't purport to be a general-purpose package manager GUI. >>> >>> I'm not yet sure if the Updates tab functions properly on Xenial, but I >>> expect it should. >>> >>> Something that I haven't been able to figure out how to gracefully >>> translate from the Ubuntu Software Center and (GNOME) Software is >>> dealing with the vast majority of packages that contain none of the >>> needed packaging metadata. Software is not a traditional package manager >>> like Synaptic, it is far more app-store oriented. I don't know if >>> Software will ever be the go-to option for finding some library or >>> esoteric package to install, rather if you tell someone to install >>> Amarok, you can know that if they open Software, search for and install >>> Amarok, it will give them what they need in an easy-to-navigate way. As >>> far as I can tell, with the USC gone and Software being so hindered, the >>> terminal is the easiest place to guide people towards. >>> >>> Hope that helps at all! :) >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Miles Sean Robinson >>> >>> On 04/05/2016 02:31 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: >>> >>>> While changing text in the manual, section "ubuntu-software-center", I >>>> noticed something strange. In Software (Xenial Beta 1 in Virtual >>>> Machine), when I click the All button at the top of the window, I get >>>> the home page (the same page you get when you start the application >>>> Software. Shouldn't I get a list of all available applications? Is it >>>> a bug? >>>> Can anyone who has installed Xenial in VM confirm that you get the >>>> home page when you click on All? >>>> btw, I have done sudo-apt update and sudo-apt upgrade in Xenial. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Hannie >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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