Were there already good reasons why it can't follow XDG, if only via symlinks? https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
Or if not, maybe there should be an updated XDG base dir specification that takes into account the requirements of Snap and Flatpak and other similar solutions? Note that Desktop Linux isn't the only one having per-app directories, on macOS it's in "~/Library/Application Support" (and "Library" is hidden by default from Finder [file manager], but not in "ls") and on Windows it's "%HOME%/AppData" (again, hidden by default). I got my system-installed Chromium package upgraded on 19.10, which pulled "snapd" back in (after I removed it a few days ago), so just "not using snap" isn't really an option for now (if on Ubuntu). Of course, Debian and Fedora provide a snap-less experience by default. Given that third party vendors seem to prefer Flatpak, the Linux app updating experience gets more fragmented, from a simple "apt dist- upgrade" to an apt+flatpak+snap+whatever task. At least Flatpak stores data in "$HOME/.var/app/" (from a visibility perspective), but that's still not XDG, so it's still bad. Also, funny how the Chromium DEB->SNAP transition needed a folder migration (the blog post https://snapcraft.io/blog/chromium-in-ubuntu- deb-to-snap-transition says "an existing Chrimium user profile will be imported [provided there is enough disk space]), this could have been so much simpler (and not potentially break users' profiles or require more free disk space than strictly necessary). Given that there won't be The Single Solution for Linux app packaging, it would be cool if user data could be shared between Snap/Flatpak/DEB installations of an app. Then it's really a matter of "your DEB is too old? grab the Snap or Flatpak!", and not "oh well that's not compatible, you have to move files around and hope for the best". Also allows for switching between DEB/Snap/Flatpak seemlessly without "vendor lock-in". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575053 Title: Please move the "$HOME/snap" directory to a less obtrusive location To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1575053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
