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Isn't apt-get, pacman, emerge, etc. more or less equivalent to an app store ? I don't think there's necessarily a need for projects to be funded or paid for -

Isn't apt-get, pacman, emerge, etc. more or less equivalent to an app store ? I don't think there's necessarily a need for projects to be funded or paid for - giving back to the mobile ecosystem the same way we give back to the desktop ecosystem seems like a pretty fair way to go.

TylerE 6y ago
Not really, because they have no discovery mechanism. (And no, a search command that kinda sort matches on description strings doesn’t count)
- e12e 6y ago
  There are a few gui apps that leverage tags for browsing dpkg/apt?
- gnufx 6y ago
  In what way? I don't see any fundamental difference between discovering GNU/Linux packages and Android ones (in the "stores" I've used -- f-droid, /e/ apps, and Aurora).
- intricatedetail 6y ago
  Why it doesn't count? It works perfect for me. How else do you search for apps in app store? New, popular?
  - phist_mcgee 6y ago
    Algorithms that match intended words and synonyms over verbatim pattern matching. Seriously, apt search sucks because if you are searching for something that does not include the word you use, it falls over completely. Just like every single time I try and brew install a package I sort of remember the name of, it will just not give me anything.
- noisy_boy 6y ago
  This could be an area of improvement. E.g. I don't think adding metadata to packages would be particularly complicated and that could help (e.g. using tags) with discovery.
m463 6y ago
It's interesting to read the definition of a linux distribution on wikipedia: "A Linux distribution ... is an operating system made from a software collection that is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system." When I read that, I realized just how fundamental the package manager is and it makes sense.
fsflover 6y ago
> the same way we give back to the desktop ecosystem How do we give back to the desktop ecosystem?
- necrotic_comp 6y ago
  Writing small software scripts, posting them to the public, making small improvements to the distro of your choice, etc.
  - fsflover 6y ago
    This is good, but certainly not enough for a thriving ecosystem.

TylerE 6y ago

Not really, because they have no discovery mechanism. (And no, a search command that kinda sort matches on description strings doesn’t count)

e12e 6y ago
There are a few gui apps that leverage tags for browsing dpkg/apt?
gnufx 6y ago
In what way? I don't see any fundamental difference between discovering GNU/Linux packages and Android ones (in the "stores" I've used -- f-droid, /e/ apps, and Aurora).
intricatedetail 6y ago
Why it doesn't count? It works perfect for me. How else do you search for apps in app store? New, popular?
- phist_mcgee 6y ago
  Algorithms that match intended words and synonyms over verbatim pattern matching. Seriously, apt search sucks because if you are searching for something that does not include the word you use, it falls over completely. Just like every single time I try and brew install a package I sort of remember the name of, it will just not give me anything.
noisy_boy 6y ago
This could be an area of improvement. E.g. I don't think adding metadata to packages would be particularly complicated and that could help (e.g. using tags) with discovery.

m463 6y ago

It's interesting to read the definition of a linux distribution on wikipedia: "A Linux distribution ... is an operating system made from a software collection that is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system." When I read that, I realized just how fundamental the package manager is and it makes sense.

fsflover 6y ago

> the same way we give back to the desktop ecosystem How do we give back to the desktop ecosystem?

necrotic_comp 6y ago
Writing small software scripts, posting them to the public, making small improvements to the distro of your choice, etc.
- fsflover 6y ago
  This is good, but certainly not enough for a thriving ecosystem.