[$] Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default

Canonical recently announcedthat it will no longer ship Flatpak aspart of its default installation for the various official Ubuntu flavors,which is in keeping with the practices of the core Ubuntu distribution. TheFlatpak package format has gained popularity among Linux usersfor its convenience and ease of use. Canonical will focus exclusively on its ownpackage-management system, Snap. Thedecision has caused disgruntlementamong some community members, who felt like the distribution was makingthis decision without regard for its users.