I don't think they will. Based on the first answers, the problem is at the core of this system. Fix it means re-write almost everything. At this point you have only two options: - Use the classic mode (passing --classic parameter to the Snap) that remove all restrictions and/or - Move to Flatpak that does it more properly. The latter has been my preferential one whenever it is possible. Unfortunately, not all apps are in both systems.
On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 09:06, Nathan Hinton <1643...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Is anyone actually going to fix this? This is a major issue as shown by > all of the comments here for many years that has been ignored. I > understand that maybe not everyone stores their stuff on external places > or in other directories but this should be an option for those of us who > do. I have recently started exploring snaps and this is one of the > things that I am very dissatisfied about. I know that a lot of Linux > systems brag about how they listen to people unlike other people (That > is you Microsoft and apple...) but this does not look like listening to > what users want and applying it to your system. This is an good tool and > could be an amazing tool if some things were done to fix simple things > like this problem here. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643706 > > Title: > snap apps need to be able to browse outside of user $HOME dir. for > Desktop installs > > Status in snapd package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > Otherwise in many cases the app is semi worthless. > Ex. > Install vlc snap, open vlc > Try to open a file that's not in your home folder, can't do so thru the > open file browser. > Same for krita - can only open files in user home or /snap/krita. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 > Package: snapd 2.17.1+17.04ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.9.0-1.2-generic 4.9.0-rc5 > Uname: Linux 4.9.0-1-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: Unity > Date: Mon Nov 21 16:38:19 2016 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-09 (12 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Alpha amd64 (20161106) > SourcePackage: snapd > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1643706/+subscriptions > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643706 Title: snap apps need to be able to browse outside of user $HOME dir. for Desktop installs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1643706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
