STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Open Discover; 2. Search for an application (like GIMP, for example). OBSERVED RESULT When searching for GIMP, for example, on Discover, only the Snap version shows up and there's no option to change the source when selecting it. This is happening with only some applications. For others the apt and Flatpak versions are showing up normally. EXPECTED RESULT The apt and Flatpak versions should be listed or there should be an option to change the source (apt, Flatpak or Snap). SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.0 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.95.0 Qt Version: 5.15.4 Kernel: 5.13.0-48-generic (64-bit) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This was already happening before the update to Plasma 5.25.0.
Neon intentionally disabled showing the distro-packaged versions of these apps in Discover because it wantss you to get them from Snap or Flatpak instead. If you don't like this, then Neon is probably the wrong distro for you, as I find it's best to avoid fighting your distro's packaging decisions. Can you search for "GIMP" and attach a screenshot of what you see in the search results?
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Created attachment 150415 [details] Result when searching for GIMP Search result when looking for GIMP. The Flatpak version doesn't shows up and there's no option to change the source when selecting the Snap version.
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1) > Neon intentionally disabled showing the distro-packaged versions of these > apps in Discover because it wantss you to get them from Snap or Flatpak > instead. If you don't like this, then Neon is probably the wrong distro for > you, as I find it's best to avoid fighting your distro's packaging decisions. > > Can you search for "GIMP" and attach a screenshot of what you see in the > search results? Hi there! Sorry for not answering earlier. I didn't know that apt results had been disabled, thanks for the info. I asked because I thought they were not being displayed due to an error. I always prefer to use Flatpak packages. Since some are not showing up in Discover, I installed them using the terminal. In the attached GIMP example, I think there should be, in the upper right corner, a symbol with three dots for source selection (Flatpak/Snap).
In your screenshot, can you find another separate entry for GIMP elsewhere in the middle column? I suspect what's happening is that the Flatpak and Snap entries are shown separately, rather than grouped together into one with a "source" dropdown menu that lets you choose which one you want. Can you check? Thanks!
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #5) > In your screenshot, can you find another separate entry for GIMP elsewhere > in the middle column? I suspect what's happening is that the Flatpak and > Snap entries are shown separately, rather than grouped together into one > with a "source" dropdown menu that lets you choose which one you want. Can > you check? Thanks! Hi, Nate! Thanks for answering. I'm sure there are no other entries. Another example of application that is not showing up as a Flatpak is Boxes: only the Snap version appears (without option to choose source).
Created attachment 150426 [details] GNOME Boxes not showing up as Flatpak Only the Snap version of GNOME Boxes is being shown.
Can you find GIMP and Boxes in the Flathub repo in Discover by going to the Settings page and clicking on the ">" button on the list item for Flathub?
At first I did not find them, but then I found the "problem": Flatpak Boxes is only indexed as "Caixas" and Flatpak GIMP only shows up if I type "Programa de manipulação de imagem do GNU". It is not a Discover bug, but a translation (English to Brazilian Portuguese) matter. Personally I found these translations quite confusing. And it would be great if Discover still indexed the original terms in English in addition to Portuguese. Thanks a lot for your help. Sorry for submitting this as a "bug".
Aha! That makes sense. In other places we match English search terms even when using a different language, so I think it makes sense to do it here too, if it's technically feasible.
We are relying on appstream to resolve the searches, opened an issue there, hopefully we can figure it out all together. https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/419