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Switch Ubuntu instructions to just use the Debian instructions #2695

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antony opened this issue Jan 14, 2021 · 4 comments · May be fixed by #2697
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Switch Ubuntu instructions to just use the Debian instructions #2695

antony opened this issue Jan 14, 2021 · 4 comments · May be fixed by #2697
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antony commented Jan 14, 2021

The problem I'm trying to solve:
Since the snap is no longer recommended, it might make sense to simply combine the Debian and Ubuntu instructions, since Ubuntu is a Debian derivative anyway, it's already available in the repositories, and the instructions work predictably.

If I ever find a tool without a specific Ubuntu package, I just use the Debian ones.

How I imagine hub could expose this functionality:

ant@veil:~/Projects$ sudo apt install hub
[sudo] password for ant: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  xsel
The following NEW packages will be installed
  hub xsel

This would just be a readme update. Happy to open a PR if people think this is a good idea.
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In trying to install this on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS the apt package was not found

sudo apt-get install hub
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done

No apt package "hub", but there is a snap with that name.
Try "snap install hub"

E: Unable to locate package hub

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antony commented Jan 15, 2021 via email

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mislav commented Jan 18, 2021

Since the snap is no longer recommended, it might make sense to simply combine the Debian and Ubuntu instructions, since Ubuntu is a Debian derivative anyway, it's already available in the repositories, and the instructions work predictably.

Sure! I'll accept whatever improvement to our installation instructions leads to a better/stabler experience for users.

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Modify installation instructions for Ubuntu
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Changes to use apt, not snap. Fixes mislav#2695
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antony commented Jan 18, 2021

Opened a PR #2697

I've retained the note about snap as a footnote to aid returning users, existing users, and pre-empt the "why not snap" question. Happy to remove it preferred.

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