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Make Tails Installer installable through Ubuntu Software

As noted in #11004-note_4, the installation process in Ubuntu has changed in 16.04 with the introduction of their new “Ubuntu Software” (branded version of GNOME Software). My rough notes are:

  • Start Ubuntu 16.04 live.
  • Choose Try Ubuntu.
  • Start Software & Updates.
  • Check universe.
  • Other Software → Add… → ppa://tails-team/tails-installer.
  • Close, Reload.
  • Open a terminal.
  • Execute `gnome-software`.

But Tails Installer won’t show up in Ubuntu Software until we have AppStream metadata. See #11569 (closed).

Start reverting e74b5eeb36 to hopefully rescue some strings and translations from there.

Also double-check if GNOME Software is in Stretch by default and if so, consider replacing Synaptic with GNOME Software for all distros. Debian would still need a custom section to configure backports.

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Original created by @sajolida on 11378 (Redmine)

Edited by intrigeri
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