Enhance & Re-Work Snap

[Sameer Sharma]

(TO-DO)

1) Build Snap Atop Core24. ✅ (Best Efforts Only)
2) Build for arm64 ❌ (Not an Urgent Priority)
3) Build from source. ⛔ (May not be technically feasible)

(Justification)

1) Older cores doesn't support newer devices and components due to lack of newer graphics software.
2) Slower and uses bases that aren't prevalent.
3) Increased maintenance & users need to download older extensions and cores.
4) Support for arm64.
5) End of dependence on Upstream tar-balls.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

Not a current priority.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

We need to prepare for some tough conditions as the upstream has confirmed to stop tar balls for thonny releases from V5+ , this will put the snap packaging at jeopardy.

We will have to use the script provided by the upstream to make tar balls or do some magic by ourselves to fit thonny in snap sandbox.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

Plan B;

Build thonny tar ball by self & then re-package it as snap.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

Plan C;

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Alternative installation method

If you want more control, then you can do the installation steps separately.

Download the file with tar.gz extension. If you have 64-bit x86 Linux, then use file with x86_64 suffix, otherwise use the one with i686 suffix. (Run uname -m in the terminal if you are not sure which you have). NB! Since Thonny 4.0 we only provide only 64-bit bundles for x84 Linux!.

Unpack the file and run the installation script. For example, in the Ubuntu command line you could execute the following commands:

none

> tar -zxvf thonny-1.1.0b7-x86_64.tar.gz > cd thonny > ./install
```

Edit: Invalid plan, as its the same one through which snap is being built.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

Plan D;

```
#First, make sure you have tkinter and pip (and optionally venv):

    Debian based: sudo apt install python3-tk python3-pip python3-venv
    Fedora: sudo dnf install python3-tkinter python3-pip

# Create a virtual environment (optional)

    cd suitable_location_for_thonny_venv
    python3 -m venv thonny_venv
    . thonny_venv/activate

# Install pip3 install thonny

# Run thonny
```

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

Building for arm64 & building from source/scratch is being de-prioritised, as their feasibility is not certain.

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

New Release(v5) is Approaching and has dropped support for bundled tar-packages.🙃

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)]

https://github.com/thonny/thonny/issues/3210