Add Install applications button - #460
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The "Install applications" button was added to the "Applications" tab in qubes settings. It is integrated with Gnome Software, allowing the user to directly install applications in the respective qube's template or in the template itself. After closing Gnome Software, the available applications list is automatically refreshed. While Gnome Software is opened, the "Refresh applications" button is disabled. This feature will only work if Gnome Software is already installed. A tooltip will explain that to the user. This is part of QubesOS/qubes-issues#6310
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Gnome Software runs in the background even when the window is closed. However, this interferes with software installation from the "Install applications" button in qube's settings (QubesOS/qubes-manager#460). For the qubes settings "Install applications" button to work, it is relevant to detect when the user closes the Gnome Software window. After closing Gnome Software, the qube is shut down and the available applications list is automatically refreshed. AI disclosure: AI was used for iterating on approaches to detect when the Gnome Software window is closed, after hitting a dead end on trying to detect it via cpu priority changes.
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Gnome Software runs in the background even when the window is closed. However, this interferes with software installation from the "Install applications" button in qube's settings (QubesOS/qubes-manager#460). For the qubes settings "Install applications" button to work, it is relevant to detect when the user closes the Gnome Software window. After closing Gnome Software, the qube is shut down and the available applications list is automatically refreshed.
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Install applicationsbutton was added to theApplicationstab in qubes settings. It is integrated with Gnome Software, allowing the user to directly install applications in the respective qube's template or in the template itself.After closing Gnome Software, the available applications list is automatically refreshed. While Gnome Software is opened, the
Refresh applicationsbutton is disabled.This feature will only work if Gnome Software is already installed. A tooltip will explain that to the user.
This is part of QubesOS/qubes-issues#6310.