See release notes topic for details.
Dynamic filesystem updates (snap-update-ns) Android boot support General snapctl support New title field Install --unaliased parameter Seccomp argument filtering Configuration defaults on first boot New or updated interfaces, 17 in total
Schedule
Internal xdg-open implementation (topic) Post-refresh hook support (topic) Lazy registrations on classic (topic) Service control on snap command (start/stop/etc) (topic) Tab-completion for snaps (topic) Polkit-based authorizations (topic) Initial support for base snaps (topic) Snap switch command (topic) Proxy configuration for core devices (topic) Support for /snap as symlink (topic)
Improved configuration get output (topic) Automatic download of base snaps (topic) Support $ variables in command: (topic) Fix classic flag on reverts (topic) Cache downloaded snaps (topic) Repair capability phase 1 (topic) Make –ignore-validation sticky and send the flag over (topic) Improved progress information on long operations
Service control on snapctl (start/stop/etc) (topic) Tab-completion for aliases too (topic) Add support for socket activation (topic) Pre-refresh hook support (topic) Allow to configure core before it is installed Run configuration of core internally Support for Nvidia Vulkan/32-it NVIDIA drivers
Monthly refresh scheduling (topic) Timer services (topic) Auto install of content snap dependencies
Layouts (custom mount points) (topic) Epochs (stepped upgrades) (topic) Command-not-found support (topic) Interface hooks (topic) Warnings pipeline (topic) Snapshots (topic) Parallel snap installs (topic?) Desktop theme support (topic) Multi-user/group support (topic) Support devmode refreshes (topic) Interface for locking screen (topic) Support for wayland sockets (topic) Service survival across refreshes (topic) Interfaces in classic snaps (topic) Report disk usage for snaps (topic) Cache snap summary/etc from store (topic) Support for strace and gdb (topic) Automatic gadget asset updates (topic) Autostart desktop applications (topic) Repairs Phase 2 (emergency fixes) (topic)
(other upcoming topics)
Allow snaps to refresh themselves (topic) Configuration schemas Refresh postponing command (topic) Refresh postponing hook (topic) Improvements in snap download (topic) Verified developers (topic) Health checks Entitlements Hotplug for interfaces Alias in service units (topic) Replace a snap by another
(other backlog topics)
@G.S.1 here’s the roadmap Niemeyer promised! Nice to have it all laid out BTW, interesting to look at
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