On any fresh Ubuntu install including on WSL, I always `apt uninstall snap` and never worry about it again. I will never use snap and will continue to use apt for packages, thank you very much.
Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
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Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#22I really despise the idea/existence of app stores. Why can't a publishers website be their store front, then from that site, you can run (or "download"/"install" if you must) the app? Technically it looks like that would actually work [1]. They could host the `.snap` file. Although I'm sure snap will add friction to this (as in, not simple let you open and click "Install") from a downloaded snap file, as they probabl…
Because that doesn't solve the discovery problem. People want an easy way to find new things. Whether that's `apt search` or Google Play.
For discovery, there's also GitHub, GitLab, Hacker News and so on.
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#23What is this response? Still no indication anyone has been contacted with the reason why it was removed, only that "in the future we will let you know if we remove something, sorry".
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/what-happened-to-signal-desktop...
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#24I wonder why Signal opposes flatpak so much. As far as I remember, they insist on sticking to .deb package only [1]. Seems like switching to Flatpak would benefit a lot of people now because of Steam Deck-induced Flatpak popularity [2].
1. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1639
2. https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/tiidh8/comment/i1em...
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#25I really despise the idea/existence of app stores. Why can't a publishers website be their store front, then from that site, you can run (or "download"/"install" if you must) the app? Technically it looks like that would actually work [1]. They could host the `.snap` file. Although I'm sure snap will add friction to this (as in, not simple let you open and click "Install") from a downloaded snap file, as they probabl…
And if you wanted to install 10 apps, then you'd have to visit 10 web pages, search for the file and then install? No, leave this for Windows.
You don't already do this for Linux? :( A new Linux setup already requires me to visit a bunch of sites and find .debs. Chrome, Signal, Edge, Visual Studio Code, Slack, etc. I don't really trust random unofficial maintainers in snap store and all of the above is required for my work.
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#26Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
No one knows [1], except Snap. Not even the maintainers :( Snaps response [2] seems to be: > I understand the sudden move of signal-desktop can be disruptive for people wishing to install this package. Just to confirm the reason for the absence - Snap Store administrators had to remove the snap in accordance with our policies. We hope to have it back shortly. 1. https://github.com/snapcrafters/signal-desktop/issues/7…
That's funny, because in accordance with my policy I delete snap immediately after install.
I do the same personally, and used to with my fleet at work. But Ubuntu Advantage is unfortunately a snap, so if you need any of those features, you're stuck. And we do.
And then engineers started installing snaps on their dev instances, I think mostly by accident...
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#28I really despise the idea/existence of app stores. Why can't a publishers website be their store front, then from that site, you can run (or "download"/"install" if you must) the app? Technically it looks like that would actually work [1]. They could host the `.snap` file. Although I'm sure snap will add friction to this (as in, not simple let you open and click "Install") from a downloaded snap file, as they probabl…
For me, it's updates... I don't want popups telling me to update software every few days, and then opening a webpage, downloading a snap/deb/whatever, installing it again, with sudo passwords and all that,... and then open another app, another popup, another site, another .deb... It feels like windows.
I want a centralized "update" feature, that will do all that for me.
This can be done by signal adding its own repo, but it's a pain to add a per-app repo, if the app can be on the central (distribution-managed) one, especially if it's a popular app.
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#29I really despise the idea/existence of app stores. Why can't a publishers website be their store front, then from that site, you can run (or "download"/"install" if you must) the app? Technically it looks like that would actually work [1]. They could host the `.snap` file. Although I'm sure snap will add friction to this (as in, not simple let you open and click "Install") from a downloaded snap file, as they probabl…
Ideally it would be handled like BitTorrent/Magnet/IPFS:
- Links resolve, and data can be fetched, as long as anyone is hosting it (regardless of who) - Anyone (including big orgs/corps) can provide a curated lists/search for links they vouch for - Removing something from a list doesn't affect anyone's ability to fetch and use it; only whether they see the link in that particular search/list UI
Re: Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubuntu Snap
#30Well, I have been using Ubuntu for many years. This kind of thing, centralizing packages and removing one without explanation etc makes me think I should move on. I suppose the alternative is to switch to Debian?
Or maybe there is something totally different that is becoming popular that I don't know about yet?