How we're making the new Ubuntu Software app and what's next
summary
A new Ubuntu Software app uses the Flutter UI toolkit and pure Dart libraries to talk to snaps and Debian packages via PackageKit over DBus, and ships as packaged as a snap with GitHub CI/CD. The team builds three desktop widget packages (cro_widgets, yaru icons, rounded-window support) to match Ubuntu visuals, hits 17 feature goals (install, remove, refresh for snaps and debs, accessibility, localization), and already runs faster and more stable in the preview channel; next steps include outsourcing updates to a systemd service and finishing settings and files apps.
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