Support Installing a local deb package in the snapcraft
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Current evaluation
Local .deb packaging support was delivered through snapcore/snapcraft#811, allowing packages such as Sogou to be incorporated into snaps.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The merged snapcore/snapcraft#811 implementation added support for building snaps from local Debian packages. A maintainer cited that PR as the resolution before the issue was closed.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
I am trying to get the Chinese input method working for some of the snap apps. Currently, sogou Chinese input method is very popular in China. However, due to license issue, it does not exist in the ubuntu archive. In order to install it, a developer has to download its .deb file from a website and manually install it. The debian file can be found at:
http://pinyin.sogou.com/linux/download.php?f=linux&bit=64
I think this may apply to some of the other software packages.
I think it would be better to support installing a local .deb file in the snapcraft so that a developer can easily package the .deb package into the final snap file.
Thanks & best regards,
XiaoGuo
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Local .deb packaging support was delivered through snapcore/snapcraft#811, allowing packages such as Sogou to be incorporated into snaps. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Local .deb source support was implemented and merged in snapcore/snapcraft#811, allowing local Debian packages to be staged into snaps. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed without discussion after roughly 10 years of inactivity; support for packaging a local .deb into a snap was neither implemented nor replaced in the linked Launchpad record. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without discussion. The request to support local .deb installation in snapcraft was abandoned due to zero engagement and no resolution. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Support for installing local .deb files in snapcraft was closed without discussion or implementation, abandoning the feature request. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Feature request to support local .deb installation in snapcraft was closed without implementation or discussion. The request remains unaddressed and effectively abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The feature request to install local .deb packages in snapcraft was closed without implementation or discussion. The issue appears abandoned, with no maintainer comments or resolution provided. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#811
(confidence 98%)
A maintainer explicitly linked this PR as the implementation of local .deb support.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #811 Support deb files as sources | snapcraft | merged | Debian .deb source support was merged in snapcraft#811 via commit 073a73dc7, including a small test package for staging a snap. |