If I click on Inkscape in Editor's Picks, I am only offered snap packages. However, if I enter the Graphics and Photography section, I can locate the Inkscape deb package.
I would be surprised if this is deliberate behaviour. It must be particularly baffling for new users who lack the knowledge of alternative package formats. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884445 Title: gnome-software does not always offer deb packages Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Distro: Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome: 3.36.2 gnome-software 3.36.0-0ubuntu3 gnome-software-common 3.36.0-0ubuntu3 gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.36.0-0ubuntu3 When I select an application (e.g. Inkscape) I expect to see both snap packages and deb packages. Gnome-software for Inkscape only offered 3 versions of snap packages:- latest/stable 1.0-6e3e5246a0-2020-05-07 latest/candidate 1.0-5426eaae79-2020-06-20 latest/edge 1.1-dev-2e60fb975d-2020-06-03 The deb package for Inkscape 0.92.5-1ubuntu1.1 was not offered. I do not know if this is only Inkscape or whether this behaviour affects other applications. I would think that it would be better for gnome-software to suggest stable packages (whether snap or deb) before listing candidate and edge snaps. Temporarily, I have removed gnome-software-plugin-snap so that I can see all the deb offerings for packages that interest me. I can re-install the snap plugin when I may need a certain snap package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1884445/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
