Snapcraft deb does not work on KDE Neon. snap does.
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Current evaluation
Old snapcraft deb package crashes on KDE Neon with 'not supported on this operating system' at import. 9+ years old, no labels or comments; the failing code path no longer exists in the current codebase and the deb install method is superseded by the snap.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 3426 days old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction, and it is no longer applicable: the failing module snapcraft/internal/repo/_platform.py no longer exists in the current codebase (which uses the modern snapcraft/ layout), and the deb distribution channel has been superseded by the snap, which the reporter confirms works. Inactivity alone is not the basis; the original code path and install method are gone.
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4.0
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
Issue body
artur@desktop:~$ snapcraft --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 28, in <module>
import snapcraft.main
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/__init__.py", line 359, in <module>
from snapcraft._baseplugin import BasePlugin # noqa
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/_baseplugin.py", line 21, in <module>
from snapcraft.internal import common
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/__init__.py", line 20, in <module>
from snapcraft.internal.project_loader import load_config # noqa
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader.py", line 29, in <module>
from snapcraft.internal import (
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/parts.py", line 29, in <module>
from snapcraft.internal import (
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/pluginhandler/__init__.py", line 40, in <module>
from snapcraft.internal import (
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/repo/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
Repo = _get_repo_for_platform()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/repo/_platform.py", line 37, in _get_repo_for_platform
'snapcraft is not supported on this operating system')
RuntimeError: snapcraft is not supported on this operating system
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4.0
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Old snapcraft deb package crashes on KDE Neon with 'not supported on this operating system' at import. 9+ years old, no labels or comments; the failing code path no longer exists in the current codebase and the deb install method is superseded by the snap. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | Snapcraft .deb package fails on KDE Neon with an unsupported OS error. Issue is over 9 years old with no maintainer interaction or updates. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | snapcraft .deb fails on KDE Neon with a platform unsupported error, while the snap package works. No maintainer interaction or updates in over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Snapcraft deb crashes on KDE Neon with an unsupported OS error. The report is over 9 years old, has no maintainer response, and is irrelevant due to significant changes in snapcraft packaging and supported distributions. | |
| llama3.2 |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Unresolved report over 9 years old stating snapcraft deb package fails on KDE Neon with a platform unsupported error, while the snap package works. No maintainer response or activity. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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