Comment 0 for bug 1858500

19.04 has got a higher version chromium-browser now than the transitional deb package that install the snap version, so the 19.04 version will be kept when someone upgrades since 19.04 got a higher version, and then no further updates.

apt show chromium-browser -a
Package: chromium-browser
Version: 79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.19.04.3
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: web
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Installed-Size: 225 MB
Provides: chromium-browser-inspector, www-browser
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6)
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3), libatk1.0-0 (>= 2.2.0), libatspi2.0-0 (>= 2.9.90), libc6 (>= 2.29), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10), libnspr4 (>= 2:4.9-2~), libnss3 (>= 2:3.22), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libx11-xcb1, libxcb1 (>= 1.6), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3 (>= 1:5.0), libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.3), libxrender1, libxss1, libxtst6, bash (>= 4), xdg-utils, chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (= 79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.19.04.3) | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg (= 79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.19.04.3)
Recommends: chromium-browser-l10n
Suggests: webaccounts-chromium-extension, unity-chromium-extension, adobe-flashplugin
Conflicts: chromium-browser-inspector
Replaces: chromium-browser-inspector
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Download-Size: unknown
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status
Description: Chromium web browser, open-source version of Chrome
 An open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
 stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.

Package: chromium-browser
Version: 77.0.3865.120-0ubuntu1.19.10.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 163 kB
Provides: www-browser
Pre-Depends: debconf, snapd
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Download-Size: 48.7 kB
APT-Sources: http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Description: Transitional package - chromium-browser -> chromium snap
 This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
 .
 chromium-browser is now replaced by the chromium snap.

Package: chromium-browser
Version: 77.0.3865.120-0ubuntu1~snap1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 163 kB
Provides: www-browser
Pre-Depends: debconf, snapd
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Homepage: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/
Download-Size: 48.8 kB
APT-Sources: http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/universe amd64 Packages
Description: Transitional package - chromium-browser -> chromium snap
 This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
 .
 chromium-browser is now replaced by the chromium snap.

snap list
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
core 16-2.42.5 8268 stable canonical✓ core
core18 20191212 1288 stable canonical✓ base
gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-16-g27c9498.27c9498 110 stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-calculator 3.34.1+git1.d34dc842 544 stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-characters v3.32.1+git3.b9120df 375 stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-logs 3.34.0 81 stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-system-monitor 3.32.1-3-g0ea89b4922 123 stable/… canonical✓ -
gtk-common-themes 0.1-25-gcc83164 1353 stable/… canonical✓ -

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 19.10
Release: 19.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: chromium-browser 79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.19.04.3 [origin: unknown]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jan 6 21:49:51 2020
Desktop-Session:
 'ubuntu'
 '/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/etc/xdg'
 '/usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop'
Env:
 'None'
 'None'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-23 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
InstalledPlugins:

Load-Avg-1min: 0.58
Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.2%
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-24-generic root=UUID=72f79124-786d-4b48-afc3-d2b3bf247858 ro recovery nomodeset
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
ThirdParty: True
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted]