In the next article we are going to take a look at App Outlet. It is an application for the Gnu / Linux desktop inspired by what was the Linux App Store. In it, users will be able to find, explore, and install software distributed through the Snap, Flathub, and AppImage store from one place.
With various application stores and formats available on Gnu / Linux, it can be difficult for some users to find the application they want in the format they want. For this reason, possibility to add applications from different stores in different formats, within a single UI is what you are looking for in this store. This is a beautiful GUI app store that makes getting your favorite Snaps, Flatpaks, and AppImages packages a breeze.
Install App Outlet on Ubuntu
To begin the installation of this store we will have several options. To use any of them, you will only have to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and then select the one that interests us the most.
With a .deb package
The developers make available to users a DEB package in your GitHub page. To obtain it, you can use the web browser or use the following download command with wget:
wget https://appoutlet.herokuapp.com/download/deb -O app-outlet.deb
Once the package is downloaded, we can proceed to the installation with the dpkg command:
sudo dpkg -i app-outlet.deb
Using the Snap package
As an installation option, there is also a Snap version of App Outlet. This is perfect for most Gnu / Linux operating systems. To begin the installation of Snap, it is necessary to have configured snapd. Then you just have to use the following command to install App Outlet:
sudo snap install app-outlet
Using AppImage
We will also find the possibility of run the App Outlet store on any Gnu / Linux distribution through an AppImage. This method is ideal for those who need App Outlet to work, but cannot run DEB packages or Snaps. To get your hands on the AppImage version of App Outlet, you just have to download the corresponding file with the wget command:
wget https://appoutlet.herokuapp.com/download/appimage -O app-outlet.AppImage
Remember after downloading that we must use the chmod command to update the permissions from the downloaded file:
sudo chmod +x app-outlet.AppImage
Finally, you can launch App Outlet running:
./app-outlet.AppImage
How to use App Outlet to install software
Software installation with App Outlet works almost identically to any other software store on Linux (Gnome Software, Elementary AppCenter, KDE Discover, etc.) If you want to install the software, just start the program and then just follow the step-by-step instructions below:
- → Go to frame 'Search' in App Outlet.
- → Write the application name that you want to install. Then you just have to press Intro to tell App Outlet to run the search.
- → After this, we can see the search results of the application. Here we will have the option to select the button 'All types'or choose Flatpak, Snap or AppImage. Sometimes applications will not be available in all of these formats.
- → After selecting the application you want to install in the search results, it will show us a screenshot of it along with its data, in addition to the link that will take us to the store where it is published. In the upper right we can find the button 'Install' to click the mouse and begin the installation.
- → Enter your password if requested, to allow App Outlet to install the software selected.
This process can be repeated to install as many Flatpak, Snap and AppImage applications as we are interested in on our Ubuntu system. I'm personally not a fan of Snap apps, Flatpak and AppImage, but I like the approach of wrapping everything in a specific place. I guess it will save time for users, especially those who prefer to choose to use the GUI to install applications instead of using the CLI.
I like the application, THE «APP OUTLET». I am not a very advanced Linux user and this makes many things easier for me.
I tried installing the LibreOffice 6.3.3 package since the one I had was very out of date, and at a first impression it seemed to me that the installation had failed, so I decided to give it time and after a while I saw the new package installed and ready to use.
I confess I installed it from a .deb in Linux Mint 19.2 and no problem.
A marvel. In my opinion it is better than the Linux Mint application manager, but it does not have the amount of software that the Mint manager offers, a situation that can be improved over time for sure.
Anyway, beyond the philosophical debates between snaps and flatpacks and other forms of packaging software and in my case it helps me and solves some problems. So welcome be
Very useful, excellent application especially to select interesting programs that I had not realized existed. Thanks for the information. Greetings.
Hello everyone.
I am very new to this from Ubunto, since I only installed it on my laptop for days, after being fed up with the slowness of W10.
I have installed app outlet but I must have done something wrong, since in the console that appears, I click on install at the top right and nothing appears.
Can you give me a cable?
Thank you.
where it puts the link to download the application since it is the most important thing here in my perish
Hello. Throughout the article you will find different ways to install the application in Ubuntu. You can also go to the project's GitHub releases page (the link is in the article) for more current links, as the ones in the article may not be the latest version. Salu2.