1 Convert a package
With SoftwareCentral packages can be converted to applications. See Convert Package to Application (interface) for how.
The conversion creates a new application from the package’s install and uninstall programs, using an application template for the settings. The package is not deleted, so you can test the application before you move installations to it with Replace Package / Application.
2 Best practice
- Convert, test the application on a few devices, and only then replace the package, so nothing is reinstalled by mistake.
- Check the detection method before converting: it is what stops the application from reinstalling existing installations.