GNOME Software app not shown as "Ubuntu Software" in Unity 17.10
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Test Case
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Install Ubuntu 17.10.
sudo apt install unity
Restart your computer.
On the login screen, click your name then click the gear button and select Unity. Log in.
In the Launcher on the left side of the screen, GNOME Software is shown but not Ubuntu Software
Background Info
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There is an interesting per-desktop override feature. The primary .desktop is installed as /usr/share/
Until now, this override was only done for the Ubuntu session (which in 17.10 is no longer Unity).
Proposal #1
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Have the ubuntu-software packaging install the override .desktop to /usr/share/
Proposal #2
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Have the ubuntu-software packaging install the override .desktop to /usr/share/
Proposal #3
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Rework the packaging to install the Ubuntu Software .desktop to /usr/share/
Install the GNOME Software .desktop to /usr/share/
In this case, the ubuntu-software package is not needed any more (after a transitional period for upgrades).
The question is whether there is any reason why someone not using vanilla GNOME would want the GNOME branding instead of the Ubuntu branding.
description: | updated |
Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
I like proposal #1. Ubuntu-software is not unity specific but rather Ubuntu specific. Other desktop-shell may want to use that Ubuntu branding. If they want that they only need to provide a override in /usr/share/ <other- session> /applications/ & install ubuntu-software. But only if they want. So we can dismiss #2 as it would be over-patching things.