Public bug reported:
Hi,
for years now, Ubuntu Software show snap in priority.
Hence for a given app' it appears many times in the list.
Packaging type should be part of the app' name in the list
to help users know where they're going.
Thunderbird [ deb ]
Thunderbird [ snap ]
( and why not ? )
Thunderbird [ flatpak ]
Thunderbird [ appimage ]
Another way to deal with this would be
⋅ to have only one entry by app'name
⋅ and have some clear labels for available packaging type
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Thunderbird
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app' description
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Available as :
[ deb | snap | flatpak | appimage | from source | whatever ]
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here tabbed suggestions and info matching selected
packaging type just above and eventually options like
sandboxing, connect or plug interfaces, authorizations
when relevant.
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[ install button ]
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Nowadays users may not be conscious of « how » they install
an app, leading to bitter surprises ( slowness, no access
to removable medias, used disk space ) because all users
don't have SSD nor thousands Gb free disk space.
All LTS Ubuntu are concerned by this bug : Software-center
should show benefits, use-case, requirements and limits for
each available packaging type, it should be more « teaching »
instead of confusing.
** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Packaging type should appear in app's name
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