Bazaar is now the default app store in Bluefin

I’m sorry, but I can’t find Bazaar in the newly released gts version. (gts-20250629)

Actually when I select “Software Center” on the top left icon (u), nothing happens!!
Also, I cannot find the previous “Software Center”..
Maybe I need to do something?
Is there a command line to execute for Bazaar in order to see some logs?

uStore (a play off of uCore)

I’ve just realized that Bazaar is only for f42 versions. :expressionless_face:
So, now I have to reboot with the previous gts version I suppose?

There was a few hour period where gnome-software was removed from GTS, it’s back now do an update. Updating the logomenu back as well, that’ll come as soon as we fix it.

This one is my fault for not noticing that bazaar’s builds for F41 weren’t working. I wanted to kill this thing so badly lol.

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I thought Software Center was a Gnome name, thought maybe you guys want to use something different. But I now learned Gnome uses the term “Software”.
I think “Software Center” is better, it’s more descriptive. Personally I find the term software a little outdated since everyone talks Apps these days (App Center) but there really is nothing wrong with Software Center.

Although, Center is American, Centre is English :squinting_face_with_tongue:

I like “App Bazaar”.

It seems like the preinstalled flatpaks do not have icons?

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Personally, I would be alright with the usage of the word store. It implies paying for software which seems to be part of bazaar’s mission. After all bazaar itself already means marketplace! In fact that might even be a fun way of naming it!

Why not Software Bazaar or perhaps App Bazaar?

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Quick update, the ugly horizontal arrows are gone now:

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This looks gorgeous, and seems to be running way smoother than Gnome Software, at least in the demo videos. Very excited for this to come to Bazzite!

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Loved seeing this one, brought me back to my teenage years XD

Thanks for the inclusion

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Hahah yeah I was waiting for someone to catch that!

Please add more stuff like that. It adds so much character to the store <3

App Store is just fine. Users want something simple to get their apps. It would even be a good idea to show a Steam-like overlay on the first boot, with arrows pointing to the preconfigured pinned icons, telling the user: here is the App Store, here are the settings, here is the file manager. Many members of my family have had Android for years and still don’t know that the app store on their phones is called the Play Store. I do not think it’s their fault either. “App Store” is perfect!

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I think App Store is fine for use in like bluefin/aurora, but I think the flathub version should just keep the Bazaar name.

That’s up to Kolunmi. If it ends up becoming the last app store for the majority of OSes, any other name doesn’t matter. When you install a Linux distro, you get your apps from the App Store. For now Bazaar is a great name for the flathub

Ok so I love this one, donate button IN YOUR FACE now, and the number is how many downloads the thing has had over 30 days, and then you can click on it if you want more.

Numbers right in your face!

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That’s look awesome on bluefin,
two little suggestions:

  1. Start to search without click the lens button
  2. An undo button right after you click install

This two feature comes from the gnome-software experience but i think they will improve the usability of bazaar.

Last but no less important, I agree to call it “appstore” or whatever on ublue distros and simply bazaar on flathub for others

Thanks for your amazing work!
(ps. I’m looking forward for a qt-frontend :smiley: )

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well smh, never knew about super space ha. very nice, though my font seems to be bit weird when using it