Public bug reported: It looks like the `gnome-system-monitor` package is installed as a snap package since Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic by default [1]. Unfortunately, this affects some GNOME Shell extensions.
The popular "system-monitor" extension [3][4] fails to locate the system monitor executable to call and open it from the context menu. A related bug report on GitHub [5] (issue #474) explains the problem and documents that several users solve the issue by uninstalling the snap and installing the gnome-system-monitor .deb package [2] instead. Do we have to fix the GNOME Shell extension (if yes, how?), can this issue be resolved in the snap package, or is that a permanent restriction of the snap package? (i.e. wontfix) [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/8krkam/system_monitor_on_1804_is_a_snap_by_default/ [2] https://packages.ubuntu.com/cosmic/gnome/gnome-system-monitor [3] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/ [4] https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet [5] https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet/issues/474 ** Affects: gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819263 Title: GNOME Shell applet can't open System Monitor installed as Snap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/1819263/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
