Package(s) missing from gnome-software

[Kev Bowring]

Gnome software fails to see package(s) available from apt-get, synaptic and ubuntu software center

eg screenshot of search for flvstrea finding nothing in gnome software

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software 3.19.93~git20160318.55deb24-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Mar 25 20:43:24 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-11 (74 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160111)
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Amr Ibrahim (amribrahim1987)]

GNOME Software is designed to show only GUI applications. It does not show CLI packages. If you are familiar enough with using CLI programs then you'd better install it with the terminal.

[Amr Ibrahim (amribrahim1987)]

It is not a bug. It's by design.

[hackel (hackel)]

What about graphical packages like keepassx, keepass2, galculator, and all kinds of others that are missing? Do packages have to be manually whitelisted?

[Matthias Klumpp (ximion)]

No, but their .desktop files or metainfo files must be error-free: http://appstream.ubuntu.com/xenial/universe/issues/keepassx.html
galculator is fine though, I can find it.

[Kev Bowring (flocculant)]

Install Synaptic - it still finds everything.