appstreamrunner in plasma-workspace

[Aleix Pol]

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Harald Sitter <sitter at kde.org> wrote:
>> Aloha
>>
>> A while ago Aleix created an appstreamrunner allowing you to find
>> applications (from appstream data) via krunner and install them (by
>> invoking whatever software center is associated with appstream URIs).
>>
>> There was some consensus that it would be nice to have but we never
>> reached a decision where to put it.
>>
>> I am proposing that we include appstreamrunner in plasma-workspace and
>> enable it by default.
>>
>> It only depends on appstream and can use any old appstream-enabled
>> software center (discover, gnome-software, what have you) and it makes
>> sense in pretty much every form factor scenario (e.g. if mobile
>> launcher has a search it can equally display apps for installation if
>> no installed software matches the query).
>> I've been using it since the very first day and simply love it!
>> Software at once's fingertips, what more can anyone ask for.
>>
>> HS
>
> I think it's a good idea.
> +1
>
> Note that we're already using AppStream in other places of Plasma,
> such as Plasma Desktop and Discover.

Taking silence as agreement.
I'll be getting the runner in plasma-workspace during this week.

Aleix