GNOME Software App Allows You to Install Local Packages

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Marius Nestor
Feb 6, 2014

GNOME Software 3.11.5 introduces a concept of rating confidence for each app, adds a file handler that allows the application to install local packages, allows each plugin to define the dependencies on other plugins, the ???Picks??? on the overview are now automatically generated, and a star widget is now displayed for each application, in the category panel.

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Marius Nestor

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