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Software Center asks for password too often  
Written by neo_aryan the 21 Mar 11 at 09:49. Not an idea
Software Center asks user to authenticate to install software too often.
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Solution #1: Store authentication for length of session
Written by neo_aryan the 21 Mar 11 at 09:49.
Password is entered manually the first time. Password is kept securely throughout session.
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Solution #2: Store authentication for length that Software Center remains open
Written by komputes the 22 Mar 11 at 22:29.
Password is entered manually the first time. Password is kept securely until Software Center is closed.
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Solution #3: Create an updated policykit GUI and allow users to decide behavior
Written by komputes the 22 Mar 11 at 22:36.
Not all users are alike and some may have different needs than others. Allowing users to specify their security preferences will allow users to set the software-center behaviour to a password timeout value, entire session or for when software-center is open.

Solution #3 recommends we allow users to specify their policykit authentication preferences. The "Authorizations" utility in previous releases of Ubuntu used give the ability to do just this. It has not been maintained and apparently does not work with current versions of policykit.

No equivalent to polkit-gnome-authorization in policykit-1-gnome
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-gnome/+bug/443265

See the 3 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 8 Aug 11 at 00:23) >>

Web-based Ubuntu Software Center!  
Written by ivo000 the 7 Mar 11 at 21:07. Already implemented
Many people who use Windows to ask:

1.What programs exist in the Ubuntu Software Center?
2.What programs and games are on the Ubuntu Software Center?
3.What is the price of X to Ubuntu Software Center?
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Solution #1: Add web-based Ubuntu Software Center!
Written by ivo000 the 7 Mar 11 at 21:07.
By adding a web-based Ubuntu Software Center provides Windows users more choices if he is really worth it to migrate to Ubuntu!

By publishing a Web-based Software Center Ubuntu objavljivaju the information that the software is added to the Ubuntu Software Center.

Web-based Ubuntu Software Center provides information only about the added software, but no download link, because if it wants to install software, you will install Ubuntu!
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Solution #2: Advertise more available applications on Ubuntu's website
Written by mystro256 the 8 Mar 11 at 01:06.
Advertise more available applications on Ubuntu's website to entice more people to download/buy/use it, because it's the all the applications that make Linux so good, not just the operating system itself.
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Solution #3: Solution #2 + Link Application summary to documentation on the Ubuntu Wiki
Written by komputes the 16 Mar 11 at 22:37.
Solution #2 + Link Application summary to documentation on the Ubuntu Wiki
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Solution #4: Integrate Software Center with Launchad PPA
Written by punch the 20 Mar 11 at 09:41.
Integrating Software Center with Launchpad(Mockup)
www.techdrivein.com/2011/03/integrating-software-center-with.html

See the 4 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 29 Jul 11 at 02:56) >>