[Bug 2065361] Re: Create a vanilla Ubuntu flavour without snaps like Debian

[Jeremy Bícha]

Disadvantages
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A desktop flavor of Ubuntu practically needs to install a web browser. The only browsers supported by the Ubuntu Security Team are Firefox and Chromium, both distributed only as Snaps in Ubuntu.

Also, an increasing number of Ubuntu apps are built with Flutter and
Flutter apps are only distributed as Snaps. This includes the upcoming
Ubuntu Security Center app.

The Ubuntu desktop installer is one of those Flutter apps.

etc.

Anyway, the Ubuntu Desktop team has no plan to build a version of Ubuntu
Desktop without snaps so I'm closing this bug since it will not be fixed
in "ubuntu-meta".

I don't think this proposal is practical because of the browser issue,
but if it were to be done, I am guessing it would be a community flavor.
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecognizedFlavors

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  Create a vanilla Ubuntu flavour without snaps like Debian

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  [CURRENT CASE]

  Currently users dont have the choice anymore to install Ubuntu desktop
  without snaps

  installed by default part of the system.

  
  [WISHLIST]

  Create a vanilla Ubuntu flavour that acts like a vanilla Debian
  without snaps where

  users can choose on their own what to install on this solid clean
  base.

  
  [ADVANTAGES]

  Users can use the vanilla Ubuntu desktop as a swiss knife and install
  whatever they like afterwards.

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