Hello Olivier, My « issue » here really is not about snap.
But about software center that do not clearly show when app is a snap and therefore let people install them without pointing to a 3-4 steps pieces of advice about how correctly setting a snap. Nowadays end-users learn they installed a snap by a very wrong way : because their favourite app no longer works as expected. Most of the time it's just wrong settings about authorisations and confinement. So I really think some highlight and warning in software store would ensure people install snap in a more cautious, conscient and efficient way and would avoid most disappointments. So no opinion here but an improvement wish for software stores. Now a question : is it normal I no longer see regular legacy packages in Ubuntu-gnome-software ? Only snap ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1789943 Title: Ubuntu Software only shows snap app's without any explanations or advices Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: Hi, for a moment now, I noticed on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 that Ubuntu Software only show snap app's. Problem : there is no easy to read « label » or « warning » regarding snap, and how they can be « configured ». Consequence : many users and not only beginners ask help on forums because their FireFox or Gimp can't access such folder, such partition, such usb key, because they can't find config' files in usual place, because such app launches slowly, other looks out of place, other is not localized in their language, and so on… What I may expect : - enable / disable snap listing, - when snap app shown : the word snap bold in its name or a label or a flashy header that leads to advices about how to correctly set and use snap, - by default, disable snap in LTS version ( where apt/deb and official repositories sound careful ), - or give priority to legacy packaging and show snap only when nothing else available for such app. I consider this as a bug because it gets many users « lost » with a not so good experience with common and often already known and loved softwares. I know snap keeps improving but they may not provide the same reliable and predictable experience as « legacy » packaging - hence the LTS note. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1789943/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
