Snapcraft deb does not work on KDE Neon. snap does.
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Reported snapcraft deb failing on KDE Neon due to OS support checks. Maintainer confirmed and suggested using the snap package. Closed as stale after maintainer noted Snapcraft is no longer distributed as a deb.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: Closed by maintainer as stale after noting Snapcraft is no longer distributed as a deb package. The original workaround was to use the snap version, and the deb distribution has been discontinued.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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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/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | closed stale | Reported snapcraft deb failing on KDE Neon due to OS support checks. Maintainer confirmed and suggested using the snap package. Closed as stale after maintainer noted Snapcraft is no longer distributed as a deb. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
42
Quick Win:
36
Complexity:
12
Confidence:
99
Actionability:
98
|
close resolved | Snapcraft's deb rejected KDE Neon as unsupported; support was added in merged PR #1244, but this 2017 Launchpad issue remains open. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
85
|
close resolved | Deb snapcraft aborted on KDE Neon with "snapcraft is not supported on this operating system" from repo/_platform.py; fixed by merged PR #1244 (commit 0b70903dc) adding the neon distribution ID. Stale open issue. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
95
Actionability:
90
|
close resolved | snapcraft deb failed on KDE Neon with 'not supported on this operating system' error. Fixed by PR #1244 which added KDE Neon distribution ID support. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4
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. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1244 repo: enable KDE Neon. | snapcraft | merged | Merged in canonical/snapcraft#1244 via commit 0b70903dc, adding the neon distribution ID so Snapcraft recognizes KDE Neon. |