Ubuntu Software Center
Ubuntu Software Center, or simply Software Center, is a discontinued high-level graphical front end for the APT/dpkg package management system. It is free software written in Python, PyGTK/PyGObject based on GTK.
Ubuntu Software Center 13.10 on Ubuntu 13.10. The application is called the "Ubuntu Software Centre" outside of the U.S. | |
| Original author(s) | Canonical Ltd. / Ubuntu Foundation |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Canonical Ltd. |
| Initial release | 29 October 2009 |
| Final release | 16.04
/ 20 April 2016 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Python |
| Platform | Ubuntu Desktop Edition 9.10 and later Ubuntu Touch 1.0 and higher |
| Type | Digital distribution (Apps, Books) Package manager |
| License | GPLv3, LGPLv3 |
| Website | apps launchpad |
The program was created for adding and managing repositories, as well as Ubuntu Personal Package Archives (PPA) and on Ubuntu, the Ubuntu Software Center also allowed users to purchase commercial applications.
Development was ended in 2015 and in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was replaced with GNOME Software.
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