*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 578045 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578045
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 578045
Upgrading packaged Ubuntu application unreasonably involves upgrading entire
OS
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/899175
Title:
It needs to be far easier for developers to get their apps into the
software center, and to update them once they are in.
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
It needs to be far easier for developers to get their apps into the
software center, and to update them once they are in.
Currently I have 21 ppas active, I'm sure others have more. I add a
ppa for almost every program I want, because either the software
center does not have the program I am looking for, or it is out of
date. This model is absurd, I almost think that installing apps in
Windows could be more secure. I have to add an entire repo -- and
expose my system to the possibilities of just one repo owner's
password being comprised -- just to get an up to date app. The only
thing that is keeping malware out of Launchpad is the community, not
practice of installing up to date apps.
As an end user, when I open the "Software /Center/", I should find
just about every app available for Ubuntu ready to install -- and
already up to date. Currently I think that ppas are more the "center"
of installing apps on Ubuntu then even the Software Center is.
I don't think Ubuntu should become a rolling release, but something
really needs to be done about the above situation. Perhaps splitting
the Ubuntu repos into two -- one for the Ubuntu Core (kernel, desktop,
system libraries, etc) and one for the applications. The applications
repo could then be continually updated as developers update their apps
without effecting the core system of Ubuntu. On system upgrade
("distro upgrade"), only the System Repo would be updated to the
newest Ubuntu release, making the upgrade process far smoother then
the current mess that often results. I am sure there are problems
with the above approach, but perhaps there are ways to work them out
on a technical level.
nerdy_kid
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22~ppa1-generic-tuxonice 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic-tuxonice x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 2 08:44:02 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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