> The chromium-browser package has been a "transitional" package that
> installs the chromium snap since Ubuntu 19.10. Full-fledged deb
> packages are still being built for 18.04.
>
> The question of whether to remove this transitional package from the
> archive altogether has come up, so I'm sharing it here to get insights
> and feedback from a wider audience before making an informed decision.
>
> Some features of the deb package that are worth taking into account:
> - /usr/bin/{chromium-browser,chromedriver} symlinks to their snap counterparts
> - a postinst script that installs alternatives for x-www-browser and
> gnome-www-browser (unfortunately snapd doesn't have any mechanism for
> this yet)
> - a custom apport hook that collects additional information about the
> snap and its dependencies
> - did I miss any other features?
>
> Orthogonal to this, it's been reported that the version number of the
> deb is confusing, because it contains a random outdated chromium
> version, but this can be addressed separately if the package remains
> in the archive with the use of an epoch to reset the version scheme to
> something saner.
>
> I welcome your thoughts on the matter.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Olivier
>
18.04 users upgrading to 22.04 will expect that their profile
(bookmarks, cookies, passwords, settings) from the full chromium package
isn't lost. How will this be guaranteed if the transitional package is
dropped?
Best regards
Heinrich
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