It's a bug because app-store are used by less-techy user who then don't notice what kind of package they have just installed. Or don't know why they should prefer one over the other.
Then they wonder why their (un-noticed snap)app can't access such folder or usb-thumbs …which is another problem. That wouldn't matter if there were no differences in usage between a .deb and a snap package ( or else ) but there are ( permissions, for example ). 1. Add the packaging type to name of app https://snapforum.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/d3e2afef29ed6c82f7f639c45a9710412f196d9d.jpeg and stop putting the legacy .deb package at the end. Its fair position is at first or second in the list. 2. Only show one item for an app ( instead of one item by type of packaging ) and then give the choice of packaging type on the installation page https://snapforum.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/4/4492aa0ca29706dec898db61cddfe371b4c18685.jpeg Better solution in my opinion. -- 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/1790814 Title: Duplicate entries caused by debs and snaps offering the same application Status in GNOME Software: Fix Released Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: As a user, when I search for a software package, I want to see either one, canonical option, or I want to see clear visual cues why a software piece is listed multiple times, So that I either don't have to choose, Or that I have enough visual information to make a choice. As can be seen in the screenshot, when searching for Gimp, I get two, slightly different options. As a software engineer, I know the different sources: snaps and debs. And I know the reason for having two options. However, this is confusing, even when the cause is known. We need either: * An opinionated choice to be made: the "software" package should prefer one over the other. And list only that one. Commandline tools (apt, deb) still offer the choice to install the other option. * A visual cue why there are two. Information lacking is: the source: "Ubuntu Repository (deb)" or "Snap Store". Additional information is the version: often one or the other is newer, or preferred. Note that after clicking the through to the details, this information is made avaialble, albeit small and tucked away at the bottom. It also does not explain much there, either. Additionally, for sysadmins, an option to disable one or the other entirely would be useful. This may be in place in some way already, but I cannot find this in the configuration of the gnome-software. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-software/+bug/1790814/+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
