Canonical recently announced
that it will no longer ship Flatpak as
part of its default installation for the various official Ubuntu flavors,
which is in keeping with the practices of the core Ubuntu distribution. The
Flatpak package format has gained popularity among Linux users
for its
convenience and ease of use. Canonical will focus exclusively on its own
package-management system, Snap. The
decision has caused disgruntlement
among some community members, who felt like the distribution was making
this decision
without regard for its users.