Comments on Appnr - Synaptic For Your Browser (Ubuntu)
Appnr - Synaptic For Your Browser (Ubuntu) Appnr is a web-based directory for Ubuntu packages (including the official repositories and third-party packages from Medibuntu, Google, and the Canonical Partner repository). You can use it to browse and install packages directly from your browser. It's like Synaptic for your browser.
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What the author fails to mention is that apt-url will not prompt you to add any additional software sources (ie. repositories). As such, at the end of the installation process outlined above, you may be unpleasantly surprised to find out you did not install the latest version available, but merely the most recent one in the Ubuntu official repositories. There has been much talk on the Ubuntu Brainstorm website recently regarding this issue. My idea
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14784/
attempts to address this in a way that *hopefully* will be considered. Please feel free to visit the above link and vote on my idea. If it gets enough votes, maybe the Ubuntu developers might think of implementing it.
Thanks, it worked great.
wow, an alternative way to install application in linux. great post
Please note the sarcasm.
I guess my question is- what's the point? It doesn't seem to have any additional functionality over plain synaptic, indeed it doesn't have the features that Synaptic has. It didn't pick up what I already have installed, has no obvious way to easily learn more about the packages (like depends, etc.), and is slower than Synaptic.
I guess it is a neat demonstration of technology, but IMHO it is a solution for a non existent problem (maybe the curmudgeon in me speaking).
I just wanted to point you to a site similar to appnr that we launched not long ago, it's called allmyapps.com... The goal is to provide people with absolutely no Linux knowledge with a tool that will help them search and install new applications. This is why we try to focus as much as possible on usability! Besides that, It is also a fun way to explore the Ubuntu repositories :) In case you're interested, I'd be happy to have your feedback! Thanks!