appstream VS appcenter

https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/470 ?

I think this list is used: https://github.com/ximion/appstream/blob/master/data/dfsg-free-licenses.txt

So you want another way to distribute the packages? Such as wrapping the snap file in an rpm like I mentioned earlier? You could even set up appstream metadata for it. But that still doesn't solve the problem of one source getting too much power - just like flatpak doesn't solve that problem.

I could be wrong but for apps to be listed by these software managers (as opposed to plain package managers such as Synaptic or Muon), requires that the apps have to have "appstream" metadata. See https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/.

But it's a fork of https://github.com/elementary/appcenter

There's already an open issue about it, and u/daniellefore has a lead on what could be the cause.

The Pop!Shop isn't based of GNOME Software, but rather Elementary's Appcenter. I'm pretty sure it's a completely separate project. If I remember correctly, System76 worked with Elementary on this app.

Pop!_OS's "pop shop" is actually not their own creation. They borrowed/adapted it from another Ubuntu based distro ElementaryOS (these two projects seem to have a good working relationship and have borrowed from one another to the benefit of both). But credit where credit is due, the "Pop shop" is an attractive and well branded implementation/fork of the Elementary App Center. The pop team does make this clear on their github but most users seem unaware.

It works for me, but if you have any problems or a negative experience, describing this issue on GitHub (https://github.com/elementary/appcenter/issues) would be great!

Try connecting with ethernet or thether your phone with USB. See here for a solution. Proposed drivers will not install correctly without proper kernel headers though I think it was fixed in a recent update. https://github.com/elementary/appcenter/issues/1603