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Originally Posted by cromag
No, Canonical, developers of Ubuntu, still provide software via the Ubuntu Software Center, but I tend to use the Synaptic Package Manager. Most of the software is patched as part of its ongoing life cycle -- I wouldn't want to use software that couldn't be patched. They have closed down some of the business-oriented services, like Ubuntu One, but I don't miss them.
The only time I've ever had to worry about PPAs is when I'm installing non-free software, like Skype.
My understanding may not be in-depth enough to give you a comprehensive answer.
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Hmm, I think I was just operating under outdated info.
Apparently cinnamon and MATE have both joined the official repo sometime in the last 1.5 years, and Ubuntu Mate is on the verge of being an official flavor.
When I left, they were both in PPAs (which do show up in package managers
) on account of PPAs are for software which Canonical doesn't want to be responsible for.
Regarding patches -- what I mean is like the way a number of core components:
- nautilus --> caja
- gedit --> pluma
- eye of gnome (eog) --> eye of mate (eom)
- evince --> atril
- file-roller --> engrampa
- gnome-terminal --> mate-terminal
had to be forked and modified to prevent incompatibility between the desktop environments.