The actual Ubuntu has already tried to move to the AppImage-like package management: it's when you put all dependencies of the program into the package. These "Click" packages were used for the UbuntuPhone applications. There were also "Snap" packages for more server-oriented use cases.
The whole deal is about the software developers who are having hard time managing the dependencies. Because they've got to update the code all the time. Especially bad for the proprietary ship-once-and-forget software.
Ubuntu has not changed the package format. To be used, it has to be tested. To be tested, it has to be used.
The whole deal is about the software developers who are having hard time managing the dependencies. Because they've got to update the code all the time. Especially bad for the proprietary ship-once-and-forget software.
Ubuntu has not changed the package format. To be used, it has to be tested. To be tested, it has to be used.