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packages from pacstall repo do not appear in software manager

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems

Research direction

Reproduce the issue by adding the pacstall repository, running sudo apt update, searching in Software Manager, and comparing the result with apt search pacinstall. Start at the Software Manager package-search path and trace how repository results are loaded. Done means packages from the pacstall repository, including pacstall, appear in Software Manager search results.

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Description

to reproduce:

  1. add the pacstall repo using the install command at https://ppr.pacstall.dev/
  2. run sudo apt update
  3. open software manager
  4. search for a package from the repo eg. "pacstall"
  5. run apt search pacinstall to verify that the package is available
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