If you're a gamer this might be of interest to you. Basically, Steam is looking to release their client as a Snap application, via the usual channels. They could use some help testing and would appreciate it if you helped.
Of course, this applies to a limited sub-set and I'm not sure if any of our Ubuntu/official flavors folks are heavy gamers, nor do I know if they use Steam. Of course, some folks don't like Snap applications, so they won't be interested in this.
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But, if anything, it does demonstrate the direction Ubuntu is going and the technology that's going in that direction with them. You can use Ubuntu (and flavors) without Snaps, but that's going to be more and more difficult as major software houses move to Snaps as their one-size-fits-all solution.
Of course, this applies to a limited sub-set and I'm not sure if any of our Ubuntu/official flavors folks are heavy gamers, nor do I know if they use Steam. Of course, some folks don't like Snap applications, so they won't be interested in this.

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But, if anything, it does demonstrate the direction Ubuntu is going and the technology that's going in that direction with them. You can use Ubuntu (and flavors) without Snaps, but that's going to be more and more difficult as major software houses move to Snaps as their one-size-fits-all solution.