[Bug 1965535] Re: Stop recommending snap

[Adam]

+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.

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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.

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