Questions tagged [snap]
These questions are about Snappy (software development and package management system).
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Udemy snap store not working
The snap store app Udemy is not opening on my Linux notebook..
Is there a way to fix it?
When I try to open it nothing happens
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"snap" apps in Debian 12 Plasma5 change the cursor
I had to install vlc and cctv-viewer using "snap" in Debian 12, as that OS doesn't support rtsp (real-time streaming protocol). The Plasma themed cursor is fine until it enters the app area, ...
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How to get snapcraft CLI on Arch Linux?
Following the instructions on https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-arch-linux, I've got a snap command on my computer. I can use the snap tool to login/etc, but I want to create a snap package ...
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How to install snap on Amazon Linux 2023
I'm trying to figure out who to install snap so that I can install snap packages like LXD and wifi-ap etc. snap doesn't appear to be in the base repository and amazon linux 2023 doesn't seem to have ...
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Snap: error: too early for operation, device not yet seeded or device model not acknowledged
I am trying to automate the installation of mysql-workbench-community and postman via snap. However, when I run snap install mysql-workbench-community --classic, I get the error error: too early for ...
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Why are there non-system users snap_daemon and snapd-range-524287-root with same rights as root user?
Who are snap_daemon and snapd-range-524287-root users, I didn't add, as shown in /etc/passwd, added as regular root users ( by snapd program? by Canonical ), who have the same sudo rights as my root ...
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How to install certbot via snap on Amazon Linux 2023
I am following this guide on how to Configure SSL/TLS on Amazon Linux 2023. It recommends to obtain a CA-signed certificate using Certbot. And to get Certbot, it's recommended to install Snap.
I have ...
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Firefox won't open links with flatpak or snap application
Firefox that was installed by default doesn't open links with snap or flatpak applications installed on my system. As an example, I am trying to log in to Todoist application installed locally on my ...
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Cannot intall any software on Ubuntu 22.04
I'm new to ubuntu and installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS 64-bit and Gnome version 42.5. I installed linux alongside windows. The ubuntu version is required by my instructor in college.
But when I tried to ...
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snapd version installed via package manager and snapd version displayed by snap --version are not the same
I'm using solus, the installed version of snapd according to software centre is 2.57.5-72 but snap --version shows snapd version as 2.51. any idea on how to sync the two? (I need >2.55 to install ...
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snapd service keeps disabling itself
I'm trying to install snapd using snap sudo snap install snapd, but i get the following error.
error: cannot communicate with server: Post "http://localhost/v2/snaps/snapd": dial unix /run/...
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Remove snap partition
I am trying to get snap off of my Arch system and I think it is mostly gone, however, when I do lsblk I get the following:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 32....
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Cannot snap install podman on Ubuntu 20.04
The commands say it all:
~> sudo snap refresh
All snaps up to date.
~> sudo snap install podman
error: snap "podman" is not available on stable but is available to install on the ...
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Error installing john 1.9.0 using snap
I am trying to install john-the-ripper in Ubuntu 22.04 using the following command:
sudo snap install john-the-ripper
And I am getting the following error:
Error: Cannot install "john-the-ripper&...
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Why snapd install failed?nothing provides bash-completion needed by snapd-2.57.6-2.el8.x86_64
I run command
yum install snapd
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Unable to read consumer identity
This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.
Last metadata expiration ...
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How to use snapd with sysVinit?
I want to test anbox on mxlinux to see if it can run some of the android apps I use in a decent way. The problem is that anbox uses snapd, and these two work only with Systemd.
I tried working with ...
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Open browser during vnc remote connection
I opened a TigerVNC gnome session. Everything worked fine, I'm able to open folders and also create files. I have just a problem with firefox. I would like to open firefox in the vnc session, but it ...
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Snap : How can I restore desktop entry files?
I accidentally deleted the /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications folder along with all .desktop files.
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Is the software for the server of https://snapcraft.io/ closed or open source?
I keep hearing different things from different people, some people are telling me that the reason people don't like snaps is because the software that runs the server for https://snapcraft.io/ is ...
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How to disable PyCharm pending snap update notifications?
I often see messages from snapd indicating that PyCharm has an upcoming update (see example attached below), and I'd like to prevent these from appearing on my desktop.
PyCharm is the only application ...
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Is the snaps package manager a deamon?
I understand what a deamon is, and I understand that snapd is a deamon that runs in the background.
Is the literal package manager that runs snap packs snapd? Is it a deamon, and if so, why? Why is ...
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why I cannot enable gui for some applications for example gnu octave?
I connect remotely with ssh -XY. I use xauth to merge the cookies. I can open kate, gedit without any problem. However, I cannot open octave.
The octave is a snap application. But kate is also a snap ...
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Snap applications not opening after closing them
I use Pop Os 22.04 and have installed some Snap applications like "Slack" and "PhpStorm". If I close them or automatically restarted after snap refresh, they won't launch again. I ...
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Snaps vs Flatpaks from a security standpoint
Snap vs Flatpak: I was wondering which one is more secure. I've heard a lot of criticism of Flatpak's sandboxing. Which sandbox is better isolated and hard to evade?
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ffmpeg (via snap) when run with root can't access directories owned by other users
When I run the following command:
/snap/bin/ffmpeg -y -rtsp_transport udp -i 'rtsp://url' -vf scale=1024:-1 -ss 00:00:01 -vframes 1 /home/administrator/camera1/preview.jpg
It takes a snapshot of the ...
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How to fix snapd darktable with photos on NFS mount access denied?
I have all my photos on a separate (local) NFS server which is mounted at /home/majira_home. I have been using this setup for years with darktable. But after I installed darktable from snap (sudo snap ...
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How to disable snap package warning for root user? [closed]
I would like to disable the following warning for the root user.
You are trying to start Visual Studio Code as a super user which isn't recommended. If this was intended, please add the argument `--no-...
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systemd make service A to start B
I installed docker with snap. Every time snap updates docker, snap.docker.dockerd (default) service gets stopped and started after some time. I have a docker-compose app running so every update my app ...
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Pycharm snap folder empty, how to create desktop file
I installed Pycharm community edition by:
sudo snap install pycharm-community --classic
The IDE has been installed and it's working fine, but now I wanted to create a desktop file in order to add it ...
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Convert terminal tables into csv or json
Does a tool exist to convert tables on the command line like snap list or flatpak list into csv or json ouput.
I imagine it like this: <name> "snap list" --csv
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How to fix error Code bin root/go/bin not a valid identifier?
Trying to install chainlink on my laptop I had to install go. Doing so i think i have done something wrong and now i having error message each time I open ubuntu terminal which contents the following:
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How can I use newer versions of pop apps without snaps and with firejail
I want to use versions(including newer versions) of well-known and popular apps such as firefox, vlc, vscode, node.js etc with ubuntu, but without sacrificing security, using firejail. However, I ...
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Cannot run snap applications on MX Linux
On my MX Linux 21 KDE, I cannot run the snap applications.
This is what happens when I run snap run authy:
/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-3.scope is not a snap cgroup
And this is the output of ...
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Rsync command not copying files from /snap dir
I made an rsync backup of my Ubuntu 22.04 OS as it was running in a Raspberry Pi. The backup is made to an image file partitioned and formatted the same as the SD Card. Later I mount the backup image ...
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How do I see what version of certain libraries are being used by a snap package
I'm trying to determine what version of MESA the latest firefox snap package is using.
Is there a way this can be done?
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/run/udev/tags/ on a Kubuntu VM: Cannot remove 'snap_firefox_firefox' after uninstalling Firefox. What are these files?
I am trying to completely uninstall Firefox in a VM, which I did via:
snap disable firefox
snap remove --purge firefox
But an FSearch query turned up the following:
There is next to nothing on the ...
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Notepad++ has stopped working
I am new to Linux, having previously been a Windows-only user. I installed Notepad++ two months ago and everything has been working fine. Then, out of the blue, today it has stopped working and will ...
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Running `ncdu .` yields: "Error: could not open /var/lib/snapd/void". Why?
Running:
sudo snap remove ncdu
sudo snap install ncdu
sudo chmod -R 777 *
sudo ncdu .
gives the error
lqqqError!qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
x ...
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Can't install anything using snap in ubuntu
So, I was trying to install VS Code:
sudo snap install code --classic
But I got the following error:
error: cannot communicate with server: Post
http://localhost/v2/snaps/code: dial unix /run/snapd....
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How to disable Filelight showing /snap/ directories?
Running Filelight shows many /snap/ directories even when excluded in Settings>Configure Filelight>Scanning tab>"Do not scan these folders:" list. This exclusion does not stop the ...
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snap package failing: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-1.scope is not a snap cgroup
Suddenly, snap packages are failing to run in my system with following error:
/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-1.scope is not a snap cgroup
OS: Debian 11
Kernel: 5.10.0-12-amd64
$ SNAPD_DEBUG=1 ...
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Use snapped version of program inside bash script
I have two version of a program install on my ubuntu 20.04 computer (unison). One is installed through sudo apt install, the other is a snap version. The program only works with the snap version.
When ...
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Manjaro: how to update Android Studio (with snap) to bumblebee version?
I have the Archtic Fox version. All my straight friends have the bumblebee version. I want the bumblebee version too. HELP.
I think I used snap. I tried "snap refresh" but nothing happened. ...
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Debian kernel version for Raspberry with respect to snap
I have a Raspberry 4B with Debian 11.2 installed. I could successfully install snapd. Trying to run "snap install core" resulted in an error telling that filesystem "squashfs" is ...
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debian 11 Notepad ++ not running after snap install
I am new to linux so I am sorry if this is an easy question.
I followed https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux however when I go search the applications folder for notepad++ it does ...
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How can I make a program I've added to the PATH run from the terminal?
I've followed this question to add eclipse to the path (using ln -s to make a link to /usr/local/bin/eclipse from home download), and when i type whereis eclipse I get /usr/local/bin/eclipse, but when ...
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XDG_DATA_DIRS env variable using two separator types in fish shell
After doing an OS upgrade (opensuse leap 15.2 -> 15.3), my XDG setup broke. Among other things, my XDG_DATA_DIR env var uses two different value separators: : and .
Current XDG_DATA_DIRS value:
/...
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nothing provides selinux-policy-base >= 3.14.3-80.el8_5.2
I am trying to install snap on my rhel 8.4 machine and it throws the following error
Error:
Problem: package snapd-2.54.1-1.el8.x86_64 requires snapd-selinux = 2.54.1-1.el8, but none of the ...
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Unable to install snap store or spotify
I have tried installing snap store or any other snap packages but i keep getting an error : error: cannot perform the following tasks:
Mount snap “snap-store” (558) (snap “snap-store” assumes ...
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Snap on Kubuntu 21.10
I've been using Kubuntu with Snap for quite a while and no bigger issues so far.
Today all my snap apps stopped launching, reporting the following error:
/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-3.scope is ...
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