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The HACKING file mentions apt-get

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1591421
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
~elopio
Labels
verification-done
Created
Updated
Closed

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HACKING documentation updated to use apt instead of apt-get. Closed after verification, confirming the documentation fix was successfully applied.

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Issue body

apt is the new tool. We should mention that one instead of apt-get. Soon, apt and snap will be best friends forever. [Impact] * For users of snapcraft, none. This will just affect people cloning snapcraft from github. * The docs to invite new contributors should be the best possible. [Test Case] * N/A [Regression Potential] * None.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b HACKING documentation updated to use apt instead of apt-get. Closed after verification, confirming the documentation fix was successfully applied.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b Fixed by updating the HACKING file to reference apt instead of apt-get. The issue was closed after verification, ensuring contributor documentation uses current package management tools.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 The HACKING file was updated to replace apt-get with apt. The documentation change was merged and verified, resolving the issue.

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#564 Changed apt-get to apt in HACKING.md snapcraft merged Merged a documentation update replacing apt-get with apt in HACKING.md to align with modern Ubuntu practices. Approved by a maintainer and integrated, addressing Launchpad bug 1591421.
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#910 Update HACKING.md snapcraft merged Merged a documentation update to HACKING.md that removes an obsolete testing section and relocates it after dependency installation. The change was approved by a reviewer with a follow-up question.
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