provide snapcraft docker image for core18
Metadata
Current evaluation
Request for canonical-provided core18-based snapcraft docker images (official ones were xenial-based). 7 years old, no comments or labels; core18 is EOL and the project has moved to core20+, so the request is no longer applicable.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 2526 days old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction, and it specifically requests a core18-based image — core18 (Ubuntu 18.04) is now EOL and the project has explicitly moved on (PR snapcraft#3583 replaced core18 with core20 as snapcraft's base). The requested capability is no longer applicable to current bases, so it should be closed as stale rather than kept open.
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
8.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
20
Issue body
Official docker images with up to date snapcraft are provided on dockerhub here: https://hub.docker.com/r/snapcore/snapcraft
But those images are all based on xenial (Ubuntu 16.04) and can't be used to build snaps based on core18
A manual fix is shown here by effectively replacing the `FROM` field with a bionic field https://snapcraft.io/docs/t/creating-docker-images-for-snapcraft/11739
It would be awesome if snapcraft core18 docker images would be provided by canonical instead of everyone by himself
This would make it easier to use any cloud provider like gitlab-ci, travis-ci to create and publish snaps to the snapstore (not just for github users).
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
8.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
20
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close stale | Request for canonical-provided core18-based snapcraft docker images (official ones were xenial-based). 7 years old, no comments or labels; core18 is EOL and the project has moved to core20+, so the request is no longer applicable. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
65
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close stale | Request for an official snapcraft Docker image based on core18 to improve CI/CD workflows. Issue is completely inactive and targets an obsolete Ubuntu version. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request for official snapcraft Docker images based on core18 to simplify CI/CD workflows. Issue is over 6 years old with no maintainer activity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request for official snapcraft Docker images based on core18 to simplify CI/CD workflows. Unanswered and inactive for over six years, with core18 now EOL. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request for official snapcraft Docker images based on core18 to simplify CI/CD workflows. The issue is extremely stale with no maintainer engagement or comments over six years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#3583
(confidence 70%)
Merged PR that replaced core18 with core20 as snapcraft's base, showing the project moved past the core18 era this issue targets.
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Duplicate Of:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1814017
(confidence 60%)
Launchpad bug 'Add docker image for core18 building' is the same request for a core18 docker image, also noted as EOL/outdated.
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Related To:
snapcraft#2883
(confidence 55%)
Merged PR adding a core18 snap as snapcraft's Docker base, part of the same core18-era docker work.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2883 docker: add core18 snap that snapcraft now uses as a base | snapcraft | merged | Merged the addition of the core18 snap as snapcraft's Docker base, updating related comments for accuracy. Approved by one reviewer, the change was integrated after a minor authorship clarification. | |
| #1814017 Add docker image for core18 building | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request for a docker image with multipass preconfigured to build snaps on the core18 base, for gnome-calculator CI. No comments, no labels, inactive ~6.7 years; core18 is EOL and the project has moved on to newer bases. | |
| #4290 docker: add core22 base | snapcraft | closed | Rejected and closed. Maintainers declined the core22 Docker base update due to legacy constraints, directing users to the new snapcraft-rocks initiative. The PR was superseded by canonical/snapcraft-rocks. | |
| #4165 Remove core18 from Snapcraft | snapcraft | closed | Closed. Core18 support was removed from Snapcraft after its ESM transition. The task was superseded by PR #4182, which merged the necessary electron builder test removals. | |
| #1826611 Running snapcraft 3 w/ core18 base in docker incorrectly reports missing lib deps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale. Snapcraft resolved the issue by updating its Dockerfiles and migrating to OCI rocks for builds, eliminating the incorrect core18 dependency warnings in Docker. | |
| #5198 Drop core18 extensions | snapcraft | closed | Legacy core18 extensions were removed from snapcraft_legacy after initial inactivity. The enhancement was completed and merged via pull request #6019, eliminating obsolete base references and tests. | |
| #1939713 snapcraft init create base: core18 snap | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without direct resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. Subsequent Snapcraft releases updated the init default to core20 and core22, effectively resolving the reported behavior. | |
| #4960 Can't build Core20 snaps on non-snap distros | snapcraft | open | Core20 snap builds fail on non-snap distros (NixOS) due to LXD snap detection. Triaged with a proposed backport fix, but core20 support and snapcraft_legacy have since been removed from the project, making the issue no longer applicable. |