[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
At this point, I think it's safe to say that implementing full multiarch support for AppStream simply isn't going to happen. It's simply better for app authors to provide native implementations for amd64 instead of relying on i386 compatibility. If support was implemented fully, we would download lots of additional big metadata and run into all kinds of troubles of which app gets selected when there are conflicts. Resolving all of these issues is possible, but the huge effort IMHO doesn't justify the gains. There is a workaround for high-profile packages that are only available on one architecture: *If* i386 support is enabled by default, the appstream-generator can be instructed to inject metadata for a specific package directly into the final metadata collection. See https://github.com/ximion/appstream-generator/blob/master/docs/asgen- config.md#injecting-extra-metainfo--removing-components for details. This is intended to be used for web applications, but may work for this case as well. ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
Probably an issue with AppStream and multiarch not being compatible at time... I designed a spec extension for that and did some code changes, but this stuff didn't receive enough testing yet so it isn't enabled in the LTS. There are also quite some corner cases which need to be addressed before this can be activated. A workaround would be do ship a dedicated AppStream snippet for Skype manually. ** Also affects: appstream (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: appstream (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
** Tags added: gnome-software xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1567630] Re: Skype not shown as installation candidate
** Also affects: skype (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567630 Title: Skype not shown as installation candidate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1567630/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
