Ubuntu Software Store

An alternative software store for the Ubuntu Desktop made with Flutter.

Goals

Great UX
Fast
Adaptive Layout
Snap support (https://github.com/canonical/snapd.dart)
- install
- search
- remove
- filter for sections
- refresh
- switch channels
- manage permissions
  - list permissions
  - activate/deactive permissions
deb/rpm (packagekit) support (https://github.com/canonical/packagekit.dart)
- install from file-explorer
- list installed debs/rpms
- remove
- update all debs/rpms on the system via the updates tab
- search and install for debs/rpms

Firmware updater

For the firmware updates the flutter linux desktop, yaru-designed application firmware-updater is recommended

Build

Install flutter

sudo apt install git curl cmake meson make clang libgtk-3-dev pkg-config
mkdir -p ~/development
cd ~/development
git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git -b stable
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/development/flutter/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

OR a one-liner top copy & paste – CAUTION: it won’t stop after you entered your password 🙂

sudo apt -y install git curl cmake meson make clang libgtk-3-dev pkg-config && mkdir -p ~/development && cd ~/development && git clone https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git -b stable && echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/development/flutter/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc