DefaultApps
Default Ubuntu Desktop Apps
Ubuntu Desktop includes a number of apps that are shipped by default (i.e. included on the CD image). These apps are included with the following criteria:
- They are good quality apps.
- They are useful to the target audience of Ubuntu Desktop users.
- They keep the CD image to a reasonable size.
Since Ubuntu 17.10 we ship the GNOME desktop by default. GNOME has a set of core apps that should be shipped by default. Where we are not shipping a core app we have listed here the reasons for this. A core app that doesn't have a reason not to ship is a good candidate for being a default app in Ubuntu. The list of core apps is managed in jhbuild.
Any discussions about default apps should occur on the Ubuntu Desktop mailing list.
GNOME Core Apps
App name |
Type |
Included |
Notes |
baobab |
Disk Usage |
Yes |
|
cheese |
Camera |
Yes |
|
eog |
Image Viewer |
Yes |
|
epiphany |
Web Browser |
No |
We ship Firefox instead for security, functionality and brand recognition. |
evince |
PDF Viewer |
Yes |
|
file-roller |
File Archiver |
Yes |
|
gedit |
Text Editor |
Yes |
|
gnome-boxes |
Virtual Machines and Remote Desktop |
No |
With default dependencies is very large (>500Mb). Replaces / will replace functionality in Remmina. |
gnome-calculator |
Calculator |
Yes |
|
gnome-calendar |
Calendar |
Yes |
Default since 16.04 LTS. |
gnome-characters |
Character Browser |
No |
Proposed for inclusion. We ship gucharmap instead. |
gnome-clocks |
Clock Tool |
No |
|
gnome-contacts |
Address Book |
No |
|
gnome-disk-utility |
Disk Tools |
Yes |
|
gnome-documents |
Document Manager |
No |
Relies on tracker. |
gnome-font-viewer |
Font Browser |
Yes |
|
gnome-logs |
Log Viewer |
No |
Proposed for inclusion. We ship gnome-system-log instead. |
gnome-maps |
Maps |
No |
Proposed for inclusion. Uncertainty surrounding use of Mapbox tiles into the future. |
gnome-music |
Music Player |
No |
Relies on tracker. |
gnome-photos |
Photo Manager |
No |
Relies on tracker. We ship Shotwell instead. |
gnome-screenshot |
Screenshot Tool |
Yes |
|
gnome-software |
App Manager |
Yes |
Default since 16.04 LTS. |
gnome-system-monitor |
System Monitor |
Yes |
|
gnome-terminal |
Terminal |
Yes |
|
gnome-todo |
Notes Tool |
No |
|
gnome-weather |
Weather Tool |
No |
|
nautilus |
File manager |
Yes |
|
simple-scan |
Document Scanner |
Yes |
|
sushi |
File Previewer |
No |
|
totem |
Video Player |
Yes |
|
yelp |
Help browser |
Yes |
|
Other Default Apps
App name |
Type |
Notes |
aisleriot |
Card Game |
|
checkbox |
Hardware Testing Tool |
|
deja-dup |
Backups |
|
firefox |
Web Browser |
epiphany is the GNOME web browser. |
gnome-mahjongg |
Puzzle Game |
|
gnome-mines |
Puzzle Game |
|
gnome-sudoku |
Puzzle Game |
|
gucharmap |
Character Browser |
GNOME uses gnome-characters by default. |
libreoffice-writer |
Document Writer |
|
libreoffice-calc |
Spreadsheet |
|
libreoffice-impress |
Presentations |
|
remmina |
Remote Desktop |
Proposed for removal. Used to ship Vinagre, but users preferred Remmina. Functionality is / will be replaced by gnome-boxes. |
rhythmbox |
Music Player |
GNOME uses gnome-music by default. |
shotwell |
Photo Manager |
GNOME uses gnome-photos by default. |
thunderbird |
Email Client |
There are a number of GNOME email clients being developed, but none has gained core app status. |
transmission-gtk |
BitTorrent Client |
|
usb-creator-gtk |
Startup Disk Creator |
|
xdiagnose |
Diagnostic Tool |
|
xterm |
Terminal |