** Description changed: This is a tracking bug to switch gnome-software from the Ubuntu-specific apt backend to the PackageKit backend used by other distros. In particular this is the backend used by Debian. To build, just uncomment the commented-out packagekit line in gnome- software's debian/rules and remove libapt-pkg-dev from Build-Depends. (You can also drop aptdaemon from Depends.) Changes ======= - - It fixes some annoying bugs lingering in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: bug 1551599 and bug 1575426 and this recent zesty regression: bug 1640741 . + - It fixes some annoying bugs lingering in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: bug 1551599 and bug 1575426. - On an individual app page, Source is listed as something like 'ubuntu- zesty-universe' or ubuntu-yakkety-updates-main' or 'lp-ppa-gnome3-team- gnome3-staging-yakkety-main' instead of just 'Ubuntu' - On an individual app page, apps from multiverse or restricted will show License as 'Proprietary' (example: VirtualBox or Devede ). This also happens for locally installed apps (i.e. not matching what's in your apt sources). I don't think it happens for PPAs since everything in a PPA is in 'main'. - The Installed apps list is dramatically shorter. It looks like some sort of bug. If you search for a specific app you can still remove it. My already installed gnome-clocks app did not show in the list, but once I removed and installed it using gnome-software it then showed in the Installed list. - If you install an app using GNOME Software (or I assume another PackageKit app), it lists the date it was last installed or updated on the individual app page with a link to see its update history. - Any update, no matter how small, is only permitted as an offline update. The button says "Restart & Install". It does seem to work fine though. - Another bug is that installing or Removing an app inside GNOME Software is enough for it to "forget" about available Updates and think that everything is "up to date".
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643134 Title: Switch gnome-software to use PackageKit backend Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: This is a tracking bug to switch gnome-software from the Ubuntu- specific apt backend to the PackageKit backend used by other distros. In particular this is the backend used by Debian. To build, just uncomment the commented-out packagekit line in gnome- software's debian/rules and remove libapt-pkg-dev from Build-Depends. (You can also drop aptdaemon from Depends.) Changes ======= - It fixes some annoying bugs lingering in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: bug 1551599 and bug 1575426. - On an individual app page, Source is listed as something like 'ubuntu-zesty-universe' or ubuntu-yakkety-updates-main' or 'lp-ppa- gnome3-team-gnome3-staging-yakkety-main' instead of just 'Ubuntu' - On an individual app page, apps from multiverse or restricted will show License as 'Proprietary' (example: VirtualBox or Devede ). This also happens for locally installed apps (i.e. not matching what's in your apt sources). I don't think it happens for PPAs since everything in a PPA is in 'main'. - The Installed apps list is dramatically shorter. It looks like some sort of bug. If you search for a specific app you can still remove it. My already installed gnome-clocks app did not show in the list, but once I removed and installed it using gnome-software it then showed in the Installed list. - If you install an app using GNOME Software (or I assume another PackageKit app), it lists the date it was last installed or updated on the individual app page with a link to see its update history. - Any update, no matter how small, is only permitted as an offline update. The button says "Restart & Install". It does seem to work fine though. - Another bug is that installing or Removing an app inside GNOME Software is enough for it to "forget" about available Updates and think that everything is "up to date". To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1643134/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
