AppGrid Lightweight Software Center Alternative to Ubuntu Software Center, Available for Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Install App-Grid Lightweight Software Center in Ubuntu 14.10/14.04/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 17/16/15/14/13

App-Grid is lightweight software center which is alternative to Ubuntu software center, App-Grid announced it's first release. It is equivalent to Ubuntu software center, but works slightly different. App-Grid uses same sources which are already added to the system and shows application/updates. It is initial release of App-Grid, so there could be bugs and many improvements can be made. There are options to filter applications by categories, installed/pending, name and rating. It also offers Ubuntu-One account sign-in, so if you have purchased apps within your Ubuntu-One account you can sign-in and install them directly from App-Grid. App-Grid is currently available under a proprietary license and is available for Ubuntu 13.04.

Features:

• Discover new apps every time you open App Grid,
• Search, filter and sort to find exactly what you're looking for,
• Make informed decisions with our extensive detail views,
• Sign in with your Ubuntu One account to review and purchase apps.

Tested on Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint, If you encounter any bug report it here.

To install AppGrid in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:appgrid/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install appgrid

That's it

Source: appgrid