webservers missing from search results

Bug #1567785 reported by xanth
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gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

apache, appache2, or webserver each find no webservers.
all three successfully find various webservers with apt-cache search.
#ubuntu+1 suggested reporting a bug.

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

2) apt-cache policy gnome-software
gnome-software:
  Installed: 3.20.1~git20160331.78d1aab-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 3.20.1~git20160331.78d1aab-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 3.20.1~git20160331.78d1aab-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Expected Apache2 and additional webservers to be listed in gnome-software as they are in apt-cache search.

4) "Apache" search found some log and perf related software, "apache2" returned "No Application Found", "webserver" returned MonoDoc.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software 3.20.1~git20160331.78d1aab-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-17.33-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 8 01:12:05 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323)
ProcEnviron:
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
xanth (ubuntu-hi) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Amr Ibrahim (amribrahim1987) wrote :

GNOME Software shows only GUI applications which have .desktop files and appstream metadata. CLI and server programs are terminal-based software. They can be installed with apt.

Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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