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Applications like phpstorm, skype, slack etc won't open. Even system monitor, calculator etc don't open as well. I can open terminal, browsers, software & updates. How to fix this? Tried rebooting many times.

snap list:

Name                  Version         Rev   Tracking  Publisher   Notes
core                  16-2.36.3       6130  stable    canonical✓  core
gnome-3-26-1604       3.26.0          74    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-calculator      3.30.1          260   stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-characters      3.30.0          139   stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-logs            3.30.0          45    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-system-monitor  3.30.0          57    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gtk-common-themes     0.1-4-g88bc1b2  818   stable/…  canonical✓  -
phpstorm              2018.3.1        74    stable    jetbrains✓  classic
skype                 8.34.0.78       66    stable    skype✓      classic
slack                 3.3.3           9     stable    slack✓      classic

When trying to launch from terminal eg. skype output is

/var not root-owned 1000:0

Trying to launch from ubuntu software nothing happens as well from statup.

I removed gnome-system-monitor snap and reinstalled using apt by running the following in Terminal:

snap remove gnome-system-monitor
sudo apt install gnome-system-monitor

Now system monitor starts.

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  • How did you add them to startup applications? Sounds like you're having the issue with only snap applications.
    – pomsky
    Dec 19, 2018 at 11:50
  • I installed them with ubuntu software application
    – Trenox
    Dec 19, 2018 at 11:57
  • edited upthere with output of snap list
    – Trenox
    Dec 19, 2018 at 12:20
  • snap remove gnome-system-monitor sudo apt install gnome-system-monitor now system monitor starts. Will try with other apps
    – Trenox
    Dec 19, 2018 at 12:24
  • That confirms my suspicion, all the problematic applications you mentioned are snap applications. Please edit your question and clarify what exactly is your problem. Are they not starting automatically after system startup (as the [startup-applications] tag suggests)? Can you launch them manually? Else can you launch them from Terminal? If not, what kind of error messages do they show?
    – pomsky
    Dec 19, 2018 at 12:25

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