This Flutter-based Unofficial Software Center Might Replace Ubuntu's Official App (UPDATED)
Ubuntu is often considered one of the best distros for beginners, but the default software center (GNOME Software Center) needs more polishing to make it a pleasing experience.
Why? Well, it's slow and heavy on resources, so most users do not bother using it or just have a bad time with it.
Yes, it may have improved over the years, but it is still far from a good experience.
And it looks like contributors from Canonical, and others have teamed up together to work on with a lightweight, flutter-based alternative for the Ubuntu software center!
Hold on, it is not an official replacement. But, I wonder if it is meant to replace Ubuntu Software Center soon?
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That ‘Unofficial’ Snap Store We Loved? It’s Becoming More Official
Switching to the preview/edge channel for the official Ubuntu Snap Store — Snap Store is the GNOME Software fork Ubuntu ships with, with the Flatpak goodness stripped out and Snap stuff bolted on — now installs the unofficial without-a-name Flutter-based store.
It seems the unofficial Snap Store is set to become the official Snap Store!
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Canonical May Be Replacing GNOME Software With a Community-Driven Flutter Store - Linux Magazine
An alternative to GNOME Software has been written, using Flutter, and it’s making enough noise that Canonical is rumored to be considering using it as the default.
A community-drive software store, named Ubuntu Software Store, has been written in Flutter and received so much positive attention that Canonical is, according to this Reddit thread, considering it as a replacement for GNOME Software.
The features found in Ubuntu Software Store include Snap support, dbpk/rpm support, an adaptive layout, install from file manager, remove and update software, permission manager, and search. But the most impressive aspect of Ubuntu Software Store is its speed. Unlike GNOME Software (on Ubuntu), which can be quite slow, Ubuntu Software Store is fast.