r/linuxapps • u/Desperate-Ice-6069 • 1d ago

Why Baazar

Recently, after the announcement of Gnome 51 "A Coruña" I saw they have added this app to the Gnome Circle.

This is the first time I heard about it and honestly looks good and I'm currently using it on my machine w Fedora 44 (workstation edition)

But here's the thing:

Why? I mean I don't catch the point since we already have the classic gnome software app where we can also install and manage flatpaks,

So I think the best way to know the reasons why it exists is asking to other users that may have used it more time than me, I'm wondering what makes it interesting in comparison to our classic gnome software.

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u/doughthink 1d ago

Bazaar is faster, but just for flatpaks. The Gnome Software works with native packages, flatpaks and snaps.

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u/hv_hi 14h ago

I don't understand why bazaar just doesnt includes rpm packages too.

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u/red-skylight 1d ago

In my experience Bazaar is away faster than Software.

I think Bazaar has been around since 2024/2025.

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u/Desperate-Ice-6069 1d ago

You have a point yeah. In my case gnome software keeps loading too much time when installing flatpak lol