+1 to this until (at minimum) the below issues are resolved: => https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1575053 => https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1643706
Seeing these issues open for so long is worrying to me, considering a growing number of critical packages such as Firefox are now distributed as snaps which have crippled usability. Ubuntu has *a lot* going for it, but after 10 years of loyalty, snaps may be the one thing that drive me away.. Unless proper controls are implemented prior to porting applications such as Firefox, snap is heading down the wrong path. I do applaud the snap developers for what they have achieved, and what snap is capable of (It *definitely* has it's place), but fundamental usage issues such as snapd/+bug/1643706 are absolutely crippling it. @Alex Cabal within the +bug/1575053 summaries this perfectly: "Now that Firefox is being delivered as only a Snap in 22.04, I'm essentially being strong-armed into using snaps, because Firefox is probably the most critical piece of software on my system and I cannot work without it." I hope canonical take note, as I believe the community is becoming uneasy, as I now am. At a minimum, allow system critical packages/apps to ship as non snap until proper controls are implemented. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965535 Title: Stop recommending snap Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: Currently, ubuntu recommends installing snap by default, and some apps are slowly transitioning from DEB-based installation to Snap-based installation. APT is great, and facilitates having a clean, maintainable system. The snap project is not very well designed or engineered (just changing the location of where snap data is located is taking the project more than 5 years because it was hardcoded: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1575053). Snaps are large and VERY slow. The design of snap, as well as the way that decisions are made, are very questionable, and are receiving increasing amounts of criticism. I'd like to request that Ubuntu stops recommending snap, stops transitioning towards snaps, and we come back to defaulting to DEB/APT-based installation for all apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1965535/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
