Jun 11, 2010

Changes In Ubuntu Software Center In 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

From Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu Software Center is developing really fast.

In Ubuntu 10.10 it brings some new features and visual improvements.










One new feature in History.

This allows you to track packages that you have installed or removed.

Ubuntu Software Center History
Share via microblog

Now when you find application that you want to share you can share it with one click with your friends.
This is connected with Gwibber so you can post to Facebook, Twitter etc.

Ubuntu Software Center Share 
Featured Applications

Featured application got visual update. Now they are showed in slick animated panel in top.

Every ~5 second it show other featured application, also you can scroll manual thro featured apps and hide panel.




Old USC Featured Apss 
What's New

Here will be showed new application from new repository (extras.ubuntu.com), This will allow you to discover new applications.


The best part in all this is that thanks to Guiodic you can install new Ubuntu Software Center in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Linx. To install in open terminal and type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:guido-iodice/guiodiclucid
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install software-center
PPA have packages backported from Maverick so it can lead to bugs!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi,
I installed Maverick in the newest VirtualBox running in Ubuntu 10.04, and even after installing the additions, the software centre just won't show up..

Ivan said...

Update Ubuntu first, then try again to start.
if then doesn't work type this in terminal:

sudo software-center

if it doesn't start submit bug...

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