Filed under: Utilities, Linux, Web services
Appnr: Web-based app director and installer for Ubuntu
by Brad Linder Oct 7th 2008 at 3:00PM
Nothing to write home about there. You can get a list of apps for Ubuntu by firing up the Synaptic package manager from your desktop. But Appnr differentiates itself in at least two ways:
- You can sort applications alphabetically or by how popular the downloads are.
- The software description pages are much more informative than the brief, text-only descriptions you'll find in the Synaptic package manger.
[via MakeUseOf]
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Jash Sayani said 7:54AM on 10-08-2008
Wow! A perfect webapp !! I hope there is a similar app with all freeware apps for Windows and Mac too. With one-click install !!!
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Eric Strausz said 7:54AM on 10-08-2008
www.filehippo.com, is the equivalent but not nearly as complete as this for Linux. I am definitely impressed with this. If any one doubts the power of open -source, they should now be convinced of its power.
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