[Suggestion] Make The Shell a Snap
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- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 247
- Forks
- 15
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Canonical does it currently with Unity 8 and I'm sure they would help you.
I don't know if flatpacks can do this, though.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the shell repository's existing build and packaging entry points, then compare the requested Snap packaging with the Unity 8 example mentioned in the issue. Clarify whether Flatpak is also in scope before proceeding; done means an agreed packaging approach and a working Snap package for the shell.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100