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Software Center instead of gnome-packagekit

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: ubuntu-gnome <ubuntu-gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> From : Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@xxxxxxxxxx>

: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:03:58 -0500

: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:03:58 -0500 Sender: jeremy@xxxxxxxxx

I think we should use Ubuntu Software Center by default instead of "Software" (gnome-packagekit or gpk) for the Ubuntu GNOME Remix. - Ubuntu Software Center is one of Ubuntu's best features with ratings and reviews, screenshots, app icons, access to commercial software, and decent search. - Software on the other hand is currently pretty disappointing (although it will be the default in Debian Wheezy). I think the proposed Software redesign is a ways off still. - Other GNOME distros (Mageia and openSUSE) ship their own software management apps. - This also means that we would switch to Ubuntu's Update Manager instead of the gnome-packagekit updater which is hidden in the Software app menu. - Both Update Manager and the Software Center get a lot more attention from Ubuntu developers than the gpk tools. Thanks, Jeremy

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