GNOME Software

GNOME Software
	The logo since version 40 alpha (December 2020)
	GNOME Software 45
Initial release	September 25, 2013
Stable release	46.3 / 28 June 2024
Repository	gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software.git ;
Written in	C
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	App store, Digital distribution
License	GNU General Public License
Website	apps.gnome.org/en-GB/app/org.gnome.Software/

GNOME Software is a utility for installing applications and updates on Linux. It is part of the GNOME Core Applications, and was introduced in GNOME 3.10.^[3]

It is the GNOME front-end to the PackageKit, in turn a front-end to several package management systems, which include systems based on both RPM and DEB.

The program is used to add and manage software repositories as well as Ubuntu Personal Package Archives (PPA). Ubuntu replaced its previous Ubuntu Software Center program with GNOME Software starting with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,^[5] and re-branded it as "Ubuntu Software".

It also supports fwupd for servicing of system firmware.^[6]

GNOME Software supports automatic updates for Flatpak applications, but not for system packages or updates. This was introduced in GNOME 3.30 released in 2018. Users can control whether Flatpak updates are automatically downloaded and installed^[7]

GNOME Software removed Snap support in July 2019, due to code quality issues, lack of integration (specifically, the user can't tell what snap is doing after they click "install" and that it generally ignores GNOME's settings), and the fact that it competes with the GNOME-supported Flatpak standard.^[8]

^ "app icon: more colorful bag (!569) · Merge requests · GNOME / gnome-software". GitLab. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "NEWS · main · GNOME / Gnome-software". Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
^ ^a ^b "GNOME 3.10 Released!". GNOME. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/releases/46.3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will dump the Ubuntu Software Center for GNOME Software". PC World. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
^ "fwupd: Simple, Open-Source Device Firmware Updating". Phoronix. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "GNOME Software and automatic updates – Technical Blog of Richard Hughes". 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
^ "GNOME Software Moving Forward With Disabling Snap Plugin - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[1] "app icon: more colorful bag (!569) · Merge requests · GNOME / gnome-software". GitLab. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[2] "NEWS · main · GNOME / Gnome-software". Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

[GNOME_3.10-3] "GNOME 3.10 Released!". GNOME. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[wikidata-019e020bd21454eece6926f1ae4b36266099ab88-v13-4] ttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/releases/46.3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will dump the Ubuntu Software Center for GNOME Software". PC World. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

[phoronix-fwupd-6] "fwupd: Simple, Open-Source Device Firmware Updating". Phoronix. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[7] "GNOME Software and automatic updates – Technical Blog of Richard Hughes". 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-07-02.

[8] "GNOME Software Moving Forward With Disabling Snap Plugin - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

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