apt is not in charge of the profile copy, the chromium snap does this the first time it is run.
This is meant to provide a seamless transition from the deb to the snap, so that average users won't even notice the difference. If you're uncomfortable with that feature, you can prevent it by disconnecting the chromium-config plug after the transition, before launching the snap for the first time: snap disconnect chromium:chromium-config I understand your concern, but I'm marking the bug invalid as this is working as intended. ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1866813 Title: chromium moved profile without warning on deb->snap transition To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1866813/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs