Public bug reported:
I tried installing Android Studio from gnome-software. In the top right
dropdown, it asks for the source. For Andoid Studio it displays Ubuntu.
I was suspicious of it being a deb and not a snap. So I clicked on it
and it shown me 3 Snap channel options. I selected latest/stable. The
source changed according to my selection. Then I tried installing it but
it failed saying:
Unable to install "Android Studio": snap "android-studio" requires
classic confinement
I was puzzled. So I went back to the search menu, I clicked again on
Android Studio and the source was now again on Ubuntu (note that this is
not an option available in the dropdown). I checked the details and
indeed it's the snap package from channel latest/stable, just the source
is somehow misleading. Now it installed the software without issues.
What doesn't work:
- Source dropdown (top-right) shows "Ubuntu" instead of the snap channel
- Selecting a channel breaks the install functionality for classic snaps (it
seems like it attempts to install them without --classic)
Workaround:
Do not select any channel, just use what is provided, and it works. If needing
to use a different channel, use the command line (or perhaps check if this
works in the Snap Store, if it has not the same issue).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-software 3.36.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Tue May 5 11:09:26 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-03 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200401)
InstalledPlugins:
gnome-software-plugin-flatpak 3.36.0-0ubuntu3
gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.36.0-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2020-05-04T10:26:46.106768
** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
** Attachment added: "Screenshot-20200505111815-1252x899.png"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876879/+attachment/5366676/+files/Screenshot-20200505111815-1252x899.png
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gnome-software cannot install classic snaps if a channel is selected
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