Installation of gnome software center on freebsd

[anglaro]

Hey guys, I just heard from a freebsd page that freebsd now supports gui app stores like kde discover or gnome software center at some extent.. https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2024-01-2024-03/packagekit/

I have installed gnome 47 on my freebsd vm but I cant seem to find a way to install the gnome software center. I tried

pkg install gnome-software

but It cant seem to find it... I even searched on ports but I couldn't find it there either... Can anyone help me install the gnome software center on freebsd?

 

[vmb]

Gnome on non-SystemD reaches end-of-life at Gnome 48. It's not worth wasting any time on unless you are planning to switch to a SystemD Linux distro.
https://linuxiac.com/gnome-49-will-require-deeper-systemd-integration/

 

[anglaro]

Yea, but the thing is that package kit in freebsd will support both gnome software and kde discover
Thats why Im asking if there is a way to get the gnome appstore or "gnome software center" as they call it

 

[James777]

Gnome on non-SystemD reaches end-of-life at Gnome 48. It's not worth wasting any time on unless you are planning to switch to a SystemD Linux distro.
https://linuxiac.com/gnome-49-will-require-deeper-systemd-integration/

Chimera Linux doesn't have systemd and it has GNOME 49 now with gdm, gnome-session, gnome-settings-daemon, and gnome-initial-setup held back on 48.

 

[fmc000]

KDE Discover in FreeBSD works only for KDE addons, doesn't see any apps or packages and neither can track updates.

 

[rbranco]

Gnome is a genetic dead end only missing its rename to systemd-desktop. Their dependency on Systemd dynamic users is a mess. Hard forks like Cinammon or MATE if you don't care about using X.org is better.

The latest GDM on Linux needs like 35 processes while not even logged in.

 

[vmb]

Chimera Linux doesn't have systemd and it has GNOME 49 now with gdm, gnome-session, gnome-settings-daemon, and gnome-initial-setup held back on 48.

That's either very brave or foolish. If Chimera Linux is not prepared to fork GNOME and support the continued development of that fork, creating a hacky installation of a SystemD GNOME on non-SystemD systems is just a temporary crutch to delay the inevitable EOL.

I have been a GNOME Desktop user since its release, so switching to something else is a big deal for me, but it has to be done.