Bug 484250

Summary:	Discover cannot find packages that 'apt search' can find
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	Jens <jens-bugs.kde.org>
Component:	discover	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	aleixpol, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.0.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Jens 2024-03-22 14:43:11 UTC

SUMMARY: see $SUBJECT

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. start discover and konsole
2. Use discover and apt search to find 'xmedcon' and 'sightviewer' packages
3. compare results

OBSERVED RESULT
Discover cannot find either.
' apt search' finds both.

EXPECTED RESULT
Search results by apt should be included in Discover's results.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS: KDE Neon 22.04 LTS with KDE 6.0.2 and all updates applied

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2024-03-25 00:36:49 UTC

Discover is not a package manager. It enumerates applications, not packages.

Comment 2 Jens 2024-03-25 16:47:23 UTC

Both mentioned packages are "applications" (i.e. desktop apps that end users can use).
How you distinguish apps from packages?