Writing applications for Ubuntu (including Ubuntu Phone) and questions about the application submission process to the Ubuntu Software Center. This covers both open source and commercial applications.
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What is the best way to develop apps for Ubuntu?
I want to write applications for Ubuntu. I do not know much about programming but I want develop for Ubuntu. I am trying to learn Python right now. What do you think is the best way to develop apps ...
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How to get my software into Ubuntu?
As a developer of free software, I want to get my application into Ubuntu.
Should I provide a source tarball and ask for packaging? Or should I create a package myself? Should I target Ubuntu ...
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Has anyone who took part in the App Showdown gotten the promised t-shirt? [closed]
The title says all. On the contest site http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/ there's statement "Every submitted app also gets an Ubuntu T-Shirt!". I haven't received anything so far.
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What is the best place to install user apps?
Occasionally I am installing application with something other than apt-get or the Package Manager.
What is the "best practice" location for installing user apps? (/usr/bin/, /usr/local/bin/, /opt/, ...
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How can I publish my project code online so someone can help me with it?
My local project has some code that is not working, and I'd like to show it to someone to have a look at and possibly give me a hand with it. This isn't a short snippet or a single file; there are ...
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Connect WebKit WebView form to a Python callback?
I am writing a small Python and WebKit app; I am using WebKit as the UI for my app.
What I want to do is to create an interactive element in WebKit (namely a combo box or a set of clickable regions) ...
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Should I use PyQt or PySide for a new Qt project?
Recently I've been involved in conversations about creating a Quickly template for a Qt and QtQuick Ubuntu app. The idea is to make it as easy to develop Qt apps from concept to package as it is right ...
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How do I develop .NET apps on Ubuntu?
at college we use Microsoft .NET for developing applications. I recently switched to Ubuntu and would like to know similar tools for making apps on/for ubuntu.
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What is the black header widget in some programs?
In some of the ubuntu programs (ubuntu control panel, system settings), but not e.g. in banshee, the top part of the window contains elements in dark tone (with the Ambience theme). But I cant find a ...
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How does Application Review Board work?
According to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppReviews the Application Review Process is good both for upstream software developers and Ubuntu packagers. The point seems to be that the upstream developers ...
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How do I develop an Ubuntu application in HTML and JS?
I am developing an app and I think HTML and JavaScript are better for the future, but I cannot find any tutorials (I need the app to use the system theme).
Are there bindings for Unity, message menu ...
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How do I start developing a lens for Unity?
I would like to know how to create one of those lenses for unity. I know how to program. but I don't know where to start. Are there certain libraries I should use or docs that I should read? Are there ...
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Can I develop ubuntu for phones apps in Python?
Does anyone know if we can develop apps for ubuntu for phones in Python ?
PyQT / PySide would seem to support also QML. But can we use them on the phones ?
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When to use gconf vs dconf?
Both gconf and dconf editors are available. Given the change to dconf should we still be using gconf at all? Do changes in gconf actually do anything when running 11.10?
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How to comply with this guideline for submitting an application to the Software Center?
I was reading through the Ubuntu Developer Programme Agreement for submitting applications to the Software Center and stubled across the following clause:
3.1 You must first test Apps you submit ...
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How to add support for the global menu to a python non-gtk, non-qt app?
I'm looking for good documentation (an example, tutorial, or guide) on how to add global menu support to a non-gtk, non-qt application. (In gtk it works 'magically' for the main menu...).
The ...
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Is there a simple “Hello World” for making games?
Does anyone know of a simple "Hello World" for making games for ubuntu? I've seen the Getting Started with Quickly video.
Any examples for platformers or something like that?
EDIT:
Just a recap of ...
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How to add support for new services to Friends?
With the new friends-app landing in Ubuntu, it occurred to me that adding support for Instagram in the timeline would be cool. I also thought I might take a stab at it myself, but I'm having a hard ...
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How do I get started creating an Ubuntu Desktop App?
I want to create an Ubuntu desktop app, specifically to replace Gwibber.
I can code in Java, Python and a few other technologies. Adobe Flex would have been an option until Adobe decided to suck some ...
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How do I add applications to the Messaging Menu?
I would like to have an application appear in the messaging menu that is not installed there by default, is there a way to do that on a per-user basis?
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Can I respond to comments in Software Center as app developer?
Is there anyway to respond to some comments privately on the Ubuntu software center? Some users of my app seem to be having problems but have not filed bug reports or asked questions on the launchpad ...
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How do I get “Quickly” to use Git?
How do I get Quickly to use Git as its default version control instead of Bazaar?
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Is there a Visual Studio style tool/IDE?
I have been developing in the windows space with Visual Studio for a while now with work, but I have also been using Ubuntu for a while and am keen to get into some software development for linux.
I ...
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What IDEs are there for Android development?
I recently bought my first Android phone (HTC Legend). Now I want to develop for it!! :)
Is it possible under Ubuntu and what is the best tool? Eclipse or IntelliJ or maybe something else?
UPD: It ...
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How is tax handled for purchases from the Ubuntu Software Centre?
I've just created an account to submit an application to the Ubuntu Software Centre and the agreement says: "You are responsible for determining applicable taxes in connection with distributing your ...
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Installing gtk development environment
Not new to Ubuntu or programming but I am new to programming in C and gtk. Have been using Quickly for the odd program. I want to play around with C and gtk.
What gtk packages do I need to install to ...
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Developing Unity compliant apps in Python - where to start?
I'm an experienced programmer who is interested in developing apps for Linux, specifically GTK, and more specifically apps that are Unity compliant. Aside from the obvious step of learning Python, ...
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How can I use the voice recognition used by Android on Ubuntu?
If I'm developing an Android app that uses TTS and Voice recognition, which libraries are used for the same voice recognition and speech on Ubuntu?
I'm assuming espeak for text to speech, but I'm ...
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How do I put a package into the Ubuntu repositories? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get my software into Ubuntu?
I've created a Python application for Ubuntu. How do I package it and submit it for possible inclusion in the universe repository?
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How to program a status icon that will display in Ubuntu as well as in other distributions?
The application in question does some action (here connecting audio to network streams) and runs minimized if these actions were successful. Therefore a status icon is needed to display the state of ...
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Wanting to start development for Ubuntu (and most Linux distributions in general), which is suitable? Python or Vala?
I'm a computer science graduate, and learned languages like C, C++, C# and Java. Though I have more experience with Java. I want to develop for Linux and I'd prefer to develop for GNOME, I'm confused ...
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How do I apply the fixes suggested from the App Review Board to my app?
I submitted my app to the Ubuntu Software Centre, and it just got reviewed by the Ubuntu App Review Board (ARB).
I got an e-mail suggesting some fixes, and I'm not sure about the next steps I should ...
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How to start an app with “Always On Top” set?
There are a couple of applications that I find myself marking as "Always on Top" every time I use them, so I wonder if there is a way to automatically set them as so, whatever way I start them (menu, ...
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How to enable overlay scrollbars in my app?
I'm testing my app in Natty 2nd beta, in which most applications are showing the new overlay scroolbars, I guess only non-native GTK apps can't show it (like LibreOffice or Firefox).
My app is coded ...
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What are the conceptual and technical differences between “Apps” and packages?
I'm a bit confused by the recent announcement (http://developer.ubuntu.com/2011/09/announcing-the-ubuntu-app-developer-site/) of the new "App" developer site. I've fallen out of Ubuntu development and ...
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What is http://extras.ubuntu.com/ repository for?
What will this repository hold? What is policy for it?
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Developer documentation for the Messaging Menu?
The only documentation I have been able to find on integrating an application with the Messaging Menu is old and out of date: ...
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Is there a detailed API documentation on the python binding for appindicator?
I'm getting serous with a project of my own and need a good documentation on the appindicator module for python. What I've found so far:
API documentation on dev.ubuntu.com
Community wiki entry
API ...
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How can a free, proprietary application be submitted to the Software Center?
I'd like to suggest to the developers of simfy that their desktop application be submitted to the Software Center. How should they go about doing this?
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How Will App Permissions be Handled in Ubuntu Touch?
Most elements of the hardware, or data sets shared between apps on the Android and iOS platform are controlled strongly, and only provided to apps explicitly on a need-to-know basis. This can allow ...
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Enabling Multi-touch features of the Apple Magic Mouse on Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Apple Magic Trackpad aftrer upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 (64 Bit) - Multitouch not working!
I want to write a simple app that uses Apple's Magic Trackpad, ...
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Multiple versions of the same app on Ubuntu Software Centre?
I already published my proprietary app on Ubuntu Software Centre (https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com), and now I want to update it with the new version.
This time I wanted to upload multiple builds ...
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Is there any web API for Software Center available?
I wonder if there is an API available for using contents from the Ubuntu Software Center on my webpage. I know The Ubuntu Apps Directory website contains an almost complete database of applications ...
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How do I participate in the Ubuntu App Showdown?
How can I sign up for this event? I was reading this page: http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/ .
My understanding is that I just need to mention my project to @ubuntuappdev on Twitter, and submit ...
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How do I call a dialog for authentication?
I am writing a gui program using wx module in python. In program whenever I am accessing a folder which requires root privilege then it asks password at terminal but I want to display the dialog to ...
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Promoting an app in the Ubuntu Software Center through a ratings and reviews API
As an app author, I would like to promote my app in Ubuntu. One nice way to do it is to encourage users to submit their reviews and ratings to the Software Center.
It would be really cool if I could ...
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Apport support for non ubuntu packages
I have been reading about apport and its usage for a week by now. But could not understand the below things.
Scenario:
I have developed an application and packaged it. And its name is MyApp.deb. The ...
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Does Quickly have an IDE of some sort?
I know quickly is supposed to make life easier for developers of all kinds, I'm just curious as to if there is an IDE for quickly (something like QtCreator or Monodevelop)?
If not, as a part B, is ...
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How to run asynchronous tasks in Python GObject Introspection apps
I'm writing a Python + GObject app that needs to read a non-trivial amount of data from disk upon start. The data is read synchronously and it takes about 10 seconds to finish the read operation, ...
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Best place to install apps
I am completely new to Ubuntu and I must say AskUbuntu and you folks are of great help. So now when I have started installing and playing with apps, my question is what is the best place to ...
