Idea #13735: "Not installed applications" filter for Add/Remove apps

Written by enbuyukfener the 26 Sep 08 at 05:12. Category: Usability.
Related to: Gnome. Status: New

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I quite like gnome-app-install (Add/Remove Applications), especially its popularity counts. I've installed Ubuntu on several computers and use that tool almost every time to quickly find and install what I think the user needs.

What would be nice though is an extra filter for "not installed applications" (there is currently one for "installed applications").

Not only would it help with my needs, it also helps all users find useful software that they may not have come across without wading through hundreds of packages, over half of which may be installed on a fairly typical desktop system.

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koenfloris wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 11:35

very good idea. i was already annoyed with it.
+1

onesimus wrote on the 26 Sep 08 at 17:22

This idea could be improved by having a check box, rather than just another menu item. That way you could select, say, 'Supported Applications' and decide whether you wanted to see installed or not-installed.

enbuyukfener wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 09:17

onesimus: Good point. Maybe a dropdown in the unused header cell for the status column? This could be used to also select "applications marked for install/remove"

PassiveJJ wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 13:24

How about a checkbox labeled "Hide Installed Apps"?

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