Software app should not show command-line only snaps
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
By design, the Software app only shows "apps". I'm not sure precisely what standard is used but at a minimum, an "app" includes a .desktop file.
This is a common complaint by users who prefer the way the Ubuntu Software Center worked (default before 16.04 LTS) where everything in the archive was installable or uninstallable via the gui. See bug 1553211 as one example where this kind of request is more or less closed as WONTFIX.
On the other hand, all snaps are currently being shown in the Software app, even if they are command-line apps and don't bundle a .desktop. For consistency, the same standard needs to be used to show snaps as to show classic .deb's.
Two specific test cases I saw are Cassandra and Jenkins (which were "Editor's Picks" in the development snapshot I tested from https:/
| Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote | #2 |
| Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote | #3 |
| Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts) wrote | #4 |
I don't think there's a way we can currently determine which snaps use a GUI but it makes sense to me that we should be able to (and hide the non-GUI apps).