Snapcraft is a build and packaging tool developed by Canonical which allows packaging the software in an entity called snap.
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How can I change the files in Ubuntu /snap folder?
I install IntelliJ IDEA from Ubuntu Software Center, I wanna change ${IDEA Folder}/bin/idea64.vmoptions .
The full path is /snap/intellij-idea-ultimate/91/bin/idea64.vmoptions
When I try to change this file, it returns "Read-only file system"
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Application icon doesn't work with Snap packaging
My desktop file is:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Heimer
GenericName=Mind map application
Comment=Mind map application
Exec=heimer
Icon=heimer
Type=Application
Categories=Education;
StartupNotify=true
My snapcraft.yaml is:
name: heimer
version:…
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Snapcraft fails in Docker container when started by Jenkins
I'm trying to build a Snap package in Docker as a Jenkins stage (it just runs the build script) but I end up with this:
Sorry, Snapcraft ran into an error when trying to running through its
lifecycle that generated the following traceback:
Traceback…
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Specifying package dependencies in electron-installer-snap
I can successfully build a snap package for my electron app using electron-installer-snap, however, my app depends on the keytar module which subsequently depends on libsecret-1-0 being installed.
I see no way to pass package dependencies to…
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Unable to access gradle plugin URL with snapcraft
I'm trying to use snapcraft to build a snap of a Java based gradle project, but coming up short whenever any Gradle plugins are used - whenever it tries to access them, I get something akin to the following error:
* What went wrong:
Error resolving…
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Mount snap "core" (3604) ([start snap-core-3604.mount] failed
I tried to install Hugo with Snap on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 2.6.32-042stab125.5 x86_64). Service snapd is running, but I get following error:
cannot perform the following tasks:
- Mount snap "core" (3604) ([start snap-core-3604.mount]…
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snapcraft of catkin workspace fails to find shared header file
I'm using the catkin plugin for snapcraft. I'm using it in a ros workspace of multiple packages as required. This workspace builds with catkin tools.
However when using snapcraft, the build fails to find a header file that is supposed to be shared…
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snapcraft register failing with "can't encode character"
I'm running through the Create Your First Snap tutorial at (https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/create-your-first-snap)
I've made it to step 7 (Upload to the store) and am stuck on the step where you register the app name.
Running snapcraft…
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snap packages on Debian stable
Snaps are marketed as "universal Linux package" that can be installed anywhere...
I seem to be encountering problems with snapd on Debian stable (stretch). Such as taking 3 minutes to remove a package:
2017-09-09T15:08:29+10:00 ERROR cannot remove…
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What sort of message does Snapd's API expect?
Snapd has documentation on a REST API.
I'm able to connect to the socket from C# using the following
var snapSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.Unix, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.IP);
var snapEndpoint = new…
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Trouble allocating fonts in a Tcl/Tk based Ubuntu snap app
I am using tkinter in Python 3.5 to create a snap app in Ubuntu 16.04. However, I am getting an error. The code goes like this :
import tkinter as tk
class InitialWin(tk.Toplevel):
...
root = tk.Tk()
win = InitialWin(root)
After building the…
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How can we access network through an application created for snap?
I have created a simple executable which when run directly on Ubuntu, opens an url using firefox but when installed as a part of snap package, it fails with "firefox : not found" error although i have provided a network plug.
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How to make snap app visible on "Open with"?
I have successfully created a snap package and it works fine. I've also created a .desktop file for the app. But when I install the snap app, the .desktop file is not automatically copied to "usr/share/applications" folder, which is were it must be…
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Ubuntu Core 16 on Raspberry Pi 3 cannot connect to Docker daemon
After setting up fresh Ubuntu Core 16 raspberry Pi machine.
Using image from Ubuntu Core web page.
And installing Docker on it with snap:
snap install docker
I am not able to use docker, as I get an error:
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at…
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Snapd dead after installing a snap with requested plugs
I created a snap, installed locally by running
$ snap install --dangerous
and that worked until I started adding plugs.
Now running "snap list" results in this error:
error: cannot list snaps: cannot communicate with server: Get…
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