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I've read that Ubuntu will support web applications out of the box, how can I set this up on my computer to play with it?

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    This was posted 5 years ago. You really think just posting a link is an adequate way to make a question? Here we are in July 2017 and my search brought up your question. But I find it is useless.
    – SDsolar
    Jul 31, 2017 at 12:04

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Installation

The webapps integration is included in Ubuntu 12.10 and newer. When you visit sites in Firefox or Chromium that have the integration enabled you will be prompted to add the site as an application, here's a list of sites that have support:

For fully integrated sites like google docs, you should see things like Dash integration:

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After the site has been added you can launch it from the dash, or add it to your launcher, just like other applications.

The project homepage (where you can file bug reports) is here: https://launchpad.net/webapps

Developer Information

To Uninstall

More info: https://launchpad.net/~webapps/+archive/preview

Related Topics and References:

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    It seems that these apps lack discoverability. Any chance that this will be incorporated into the Ubuntu Software Center?
    – Eric Wilson
    Dec 27, 2012 at 16:19
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    +1 for the post, but Developer Getting Started and API Documentation generate 404 error - Not Found.
    – Radu Rădeanu
    Jun 29, 2013 at 20:00
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    The dev links for webapps seemed to have moved to here as a new launching off point: developer.ubuntu.com/en/web
    – michael
    Mar 21, 2015 at 21:07
  • Gads, what a linkfest. And here we are 5 year later - is any of this relevant? How long would it take to go through them and find out? This isn't an answer. It is now July 2017 and Ubuntu is at 16.04 LTS. Maybe time to retire this whole thread. Either that, or actually give a real answer, please.
    – SDsolar
    Jul 31, 2017 at 12:06

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