Public bug reported:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch)
Release: 22.04
$ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 2.4.1
Candidate: 2.4.1
Version table:
*** 2.4.1 500
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3) I expected to dist-upgrade my system, running apt-get dist-upgrade
4) apt tried to install firefox from snap. I naturally aborted the upgrade, if
I want a snap package I install it with snap, I use apt to install debian/apt
packages.
Aborting the install essentially broke my system. Trying to repair it, and
installing firefox using apt again, hence getting force-fed the snap of
firefox, broke my install, too, as the snap cannot access my firefox
configuration files (for good reasons).
It took me half a day to repair the system and switch to a PPA to keep the
system (and Ubuntu with its intended processes - apt for deb, snap for snap,
probably flatpaks and whatever for other stuff - for that matter) running.
In summary: We know you love snap. We use snap for certain purposes, and apt
for others. Please don't force your love for snap on us, snaps constantly break
long-running systems and require careful introduction.
The proper solution could have been to stop supporting firefox from apt, so we
have to consciously deal with the situation - without getting our systems
broken.
Thanks ❤️
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: apt 2.4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-generic 5.15.19
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Tue Mar 22 16:26:47 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-07 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220228)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy
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