Appnr: Easily Install Ubuntu Applications from your Firefox Browser

Ubuntu has quickly become one of the best Operating Systems around and with this it has become easier and easier to add applications.

Appnr is a new web based tool where you can search and install applications directly on your Firefox within Ubuntu.

Appnr makes use of the apturl protocol to initiate the installation process. Since apturl was included as a dependency for Firefox since Ubuntu 7.10, if you are using a later version than Gutsy, you can simply click and install applications directly from Appnr.com. For other debian based distro, you will have to install apturl:

sudo apt-get install apturl

The navigation in Appnr is easy. On the left are the categories and the respective applications on the right. There is an “Install” button on every application entry and you just click on it to install the particular application.

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Tags: appnr browser firefox firefox browser ubuntu

1 Comment

  1. Thibauld says:

    I you like appnr, I think you might want to check out allmyapps too (http://allmyapps.com). It is similar to appnr as it also tries to ease the application installation process on Ubuntu.

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