Bug 416381 - Filter packages that were installed from .deb binaries.
Summary: Filter packages that were installed from .deb binaries.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 409862
Alias: None
Product: Discover
Classification: Applications
Component: discover (show other bugs)
Version: 5.17.5
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
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Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2020-01-17 14:05 UTC by mateMat
Modified: 2020-02-10 15:38 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description mateMat 2020-01-17 14:05:06 UTC
SUMMARY
A lot of users are relying on packages provided by third party providers that are not using the traditional repository scheme (this usually restrics user to ubuntu-based distro). For instance, in you want to use Synology Note Station or Rambox, you have to install the software binary via Discover, but you will not receive updates, and while most of these softwares have self-check features to tell you when it is outdated, some don't. And you have no means to filter software that were installed via precomplied binaries in Discover.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download a .deb of your favorite software and install it via Discover (as a default method on KDE-neon).
2. Open Discover and filter the softwares installed
3. You cannot find the software you have installed via this method

OBSERVED RESULT
It is impossible to list the packages installed manually.

EXPECTED RESULT
A list of manually installed binaries.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE-neon 5.17
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.66.0
Qt Version: 5.13.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Feel free to ask additional information to the reporter of this bug.
Thank you for the great work, it is a pleasure to use plamsa desktop.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-01-17 20:35:50 UTC
> 3. You cannot find the software you have installed via this method
Can you search for it on the Installed page?
Comment 2 mateMat 2020-01-20 11:14:36 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> > 3. You cannot find the software you have installed via this method
> Can you search for it on the Installed page?

2. Open Discover and filter the softwares installed
3. You cannot find the software you have installed via this method

No I cannot find it int he installed section.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2020-01-20 15:18:09 UTC
Thanks.
Comment 4 Patrick Silva 2020-02-10 15:21:48 UTC
it seems duplicate of bug 409862
Comment 5 mateMat 2020-02-10 15:25:27 UTC
Agreed, thank you.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2020-02-10 15:38:33 UTC
Feel free to mark bugs as duplicates yourself, Patrick. Someone will correct it if you're wrong (unlikely). :)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 409862 ***