Not really, because they have no discovery mechanism. (And no, a search command that kinda sort matches on description strings doesn’t count)
In what way? I don't see any fundamental difference between discovering GNU/Linux packages and Android ones (in the "stores" I've used -- f-droid, /e/ apps, and Aurora).
There are a few gui apps that leverage tags for browsing dpkg/apt?
Re:Purism – Fund Your App
by intricatedetail on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:25PM
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Why it doesn't count? It works perfect for me. How else do you search for apps in app store? New, popular?
Re:Purism – Fund Your App
by phist_mcgee on Friday October 09, 2020 @04:02AM
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Algorithms that match intended words and synonyms over verbatim pattern matching. Seriously, apt search sucks because if you are searching for something that does not include the word you use, it falls over completely. Just like every single time I try and brew install a package I sort of remember the name of, it will just not give me anything.
This could be an area of improvement. E.g. I don't think adding metadata to packages would be particularly complicated and that could help (e.g. using tags) with discovery.
It's interesting to read the definition of a linux distribution on wikipedia:
"A Linux distribution ... is an operating system made from a software collection that is based upon the Linux kernel and, often, a package management system."
When I read that, I realized just how fundamental the package manager is and it makes sense.
> the same way we give back to the desktop ecosystem
How do we give back to the desktop ecosystem?
Re:Purism – Fund Your App
by necrotic_comp on Friday October 09, 2020 @08:07AM
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Writing small software scripts, posting them to the public, making small improvements to the distro of your choice, etc.
I don't think there's necessarily a need for projects to be funded or paid for - giving back to the mobile ecosystem the same way we give back to the desktop ecosystem seems like a pretty fair way to go.