I'm still on version 5 due to apt/snap issues, but what I miss the most is a way to place footprints of a group of components (as opposed to placing them all at once).
I'm still on 5.1.x as snapping is broken. Not apt/snap, but proximity snap. In 5.1.x the best way to place a group is to use https://github.com/MitjaNemec/Kicad_action_plugins 'replicate layout' (components and traces). See also, right click and Select ... Same schematic sheet (components only).
Yes, hence the clarification ("Aww, snap.") Incidentally, Ubuntu forced people to move to buggy 6.x at some point circa mid last year - another reason to avoid such distributions.
My point precisely, for them a 'normal' update includes precluding the ongoing use of a working package and replacing it with a novel and buggy one. No idea on the current state, I've largely stopped using Ubuntu.
Version 7 doesn't seem to have made it to either of those yet, but have you considered installing a newer version through an additional package manager like Guix or Nix?
From a skim of the website, I'm surprised they don't have a Linux binary to download, but there is a PPA avail. Or, you could compile from source if the dependencies aren't too messy.
