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    Phoronix: Ubuntu Developers Plot Roadmap For Their New Software Store

    Another Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit is taking place this week and one of the interesting sessions was with regard to a road-map for Ubuntu's new "Software Store" for Ubuntu Phones/Tablets...

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    With the existing Ubuntu Software Center already supporting much of this, it seems like a lot of duplicated effort -- and a repeat of five years ago -- now writing this new Software Store for Ubuntu Touch in the Click package world.
    Application bundles in general are a completely different beast from the current packaging system. They require different infrastructure from the OS (sandboxing, stable platform ABI, etc.) and different handling by the app store.

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    • #3
      Is it still going to be the slowest piece of software known to man?

      Oh, I forgot iTunes.

      The second slowest piece of software known to man?

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      • #4
        Software Center rev2, and still no donations support?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by zoomblab View Post
          Application bundles in general are a completely different beast from the current packaging system. They require different infrastructure from the OS (sandboxing, stable platform ABI, etc.) and different handling by the app store.
          In addition to that the current software center gui is written in python and has dependency on gtk, which results in it being somewhat slow and ugly. With the move to qt all system dependencies on gtk must go.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Anarchy View Post
            somewhat slow
            That?s a nice way to put it. Also, unreadable with dark themes. Possibly as a consequence, (almost) no one buys anything there.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by stqn View Post
              That?s a nice way to put it. Also, unreadable with dark themes. Possibly as a consequence, (almost) no one buys anything there.
              O_O It was an overstatement. The latest versions of the store have become very fast on open. Also it is the way to install software in ubuntu that costs money and is not distributed separately.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Anarchy View Post
                O_O It was an overstatement. The latest versions of the store have become very fast on open. Also it is the way to install software in ubuntu that costs money and is not distributed separately.
                still a bit slow when installating deb packages as it first loads the main page and then the .deb application page.

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                • #9
                  Click package is cool.Wish bug 578045 could be fixed before 16.04 lts.

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