Questions tagged [snap-store]
Snap Store is a graphical desktop application for discovering, installing and managing snaps on Linux. Use this tag for questions related to Snap Store.
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Problems with snap, after freshly reinstalling it ("unable to contact snap store")
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS on my PC and have tried getting to know them, having a first experience of them.
After some time, I realized that I, very commonly, ran into errors with the new,...
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Some system icons were replaced with 'prohibition sign' icon
ISSUE DESCRIPTION:
Some icons are replaced with 'prohibition sign' icons as shown on the screens:
Topbar
Dock
Settings tabs
I guess that a potential reason of this problem is a 'snap-store' update ...
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Unable to delete the snap version of Firefox from Ubuntu 22.04.1 [duplicate]
I am deleting all snap apps using the command sudo snap remove --purge "app name" with the end goal of completely removing the snap store. I have been able to remove all apps other than ...
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Unable to update "Snap Store" from Ubuntu software
I upgraded my Acer Nitro 5 to 22.04 and this error occurred when trying to update Snap Store:
Unable to update "Snap Store":
(null): cannot refresh "snap-store": snap "snap-...
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snap - cannot update snap-store preview/edge: cannot create symlink when update
I saw I can't open my software store and when I tried to update via terminal I saw this error:
cannot update snap namespace: cannot create symlink in "/usr/share/libdrm/amdgpu.ids": existing ...
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Snap store unable to uninstall application
I am having problems with the apple-music-electron package:
apple music electron error
so I decided to reinstall it. but when trying to do that snap store displays an error saying: 'Unable to remove &...
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Which software management application should I use
I'm bit confused which app should I use to uninstall software. Is it "Discover", is it "Snap Store", is it "Software"? Sometimes I can do it with apt, but sometimes not. ...
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New error - Pending Update of Snap Store [duplicate]
Both Laptop and Desktop running Unbutu 22.04.01 updated from 20.04 have started showing intermittent messages saying "Pending update of App Store and something about stopping the app (which isn't ...
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How to stop snap-store for update [duplicate]
I'm confused.
I get a notification that updates to snap-store are waiting. I go into Ubuntu Software and tell it to update snap-store.
I get a message that it can't be done because snap-store has ...
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How to properly harden/isolate Chromium snap?
I want to harden my Chromium snap, to make it more isolated. I disabled the access for home and system files via the Ubuntu Sofwtare permissions tab. Let's say I want to download images from Unsplash. ...
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Does the Ubuntu Snap-store support Flatpak
I had troubles with the Ubuntu Software App (20.04/22.04), it simply wasn't starting.
I found out that although the app is still advertised as Ubuntu-Software it is actually a snap called snap-store.
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System keeps asking me to close and update snap-store, running Software Updater does not help [duplicate]
I keep getting notifications like these:
Only the 'n days left' counter keeps decreasing, it started from 14 two weeks ago and is now down to 3.
What is this and how to get rid of this?
I run the ...
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Gnome Boxes unable to run virtual machine: Permission denied
I installed Gnome Boxes via Ubuntu Software Center, choose source: Snap Store latest/stable version 42.0.1-5-ga2f71278db. When I tried to run existing *.qcow2 image I get an error: Failed to start!. ...
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Snapd User Session Agent notification
I am aware of this discussion: Snapd User Session Agent (2). I keep having this notification on my login screen:
I did a sudo killall snap-store followed by sudo snap refresh snap-store and ...
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Snap Store does not start on Ubuntu 22.04.1
For a few days I have verified that SNAP STORE does not start. I normally install via terminal.
I saw a person on twitter commenting on the error, and I checked it out on my install.
When trying to ...
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Snapstore not starting
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop.
When I'm launching Snapstore, nothing happens. This is a new behaviour, worked fine about a week ago.
When I launch it via terminal using
snap-store
It says:
Gtk ...
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Pending update of snap store (2)
Pending Update of Snap Store ... still. The answers on Pending Update of Snap Store aren't working for me (or maybe I'm just not understanding them correctly).
Tried several of the ideas posted but ...
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Don't have Ubuntu Software Center, on Jammy, and I wan it back
I use Ubuntu Jammy. The SnapStore app needed update but it wasn't possible to update because apps were running and I can't remember the exact notification. The thing is that was going to be expired (...
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Snapd old pacakage remove
In my ubuntu 22.04, I mainly use snap pacakages but whenever an snap is update it's old pacakage still remains, how can I remove that
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Latest Snap Store version for Ubuntu 22.04?
I´ve had the same issue as other people updating the Snap Store (just as this topic explains: Unable to update "Snap Store": (null): cannot refresh "snap-store": snap "snap-...
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How to Totally Erase PyCharm on Ubuntu 20.04?
I made a mistake by installing pycharm-community from jetbrains on my Ubuntu 20.04 from a tar file available here. Now, seems it is working, but each time I have to start pycharm as a script from
/opt/...
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Completely remove firefox snap package
In Ubuntu 22.04 the firefox snap was installed as default. I just removed it using the command sudo snap remove firefox but inside the file computer/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps there exists an firefox ...
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Ubuntu software not opening after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04
I cant open Ubuntu Software , so I have decide to uninstall it and install it again , but when I try to reinstall the Snap Software I got this
sudo snap install snap-store
error: system does not fully ...
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Snap packages not working on ubuntu 22.04 with wayland
I switched to using ubuntu 22.04 with Wayland, I noticed that some snap packages don't work.
Between them: Firefox, Insomnia e Beekeeper Studio
I'm using a clean install of Ubuntu.
Nvidia: GP107M [...
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UPDATE ISSUE SNAP STORE [duplicate]
screenshot
Kindly I am a newbie to UBUNTU,I request assistance to solve this.
Thank you.
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Unable to update "Snap Store": cannot refresh "snap-store": snap "snap-store" has running apps (ubuntu-software)
I am a new Ubuntu 22.04 user who is facing an issue with the Snap
Store. Whenever I try to update the Snap Store I can see these error messages.
Pending update of "snap-store" snap
Close ...
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Snap store can't upgrade "snap-store" despite being prompted to
How do I go around this? Do I have to install synaptic? I already upgraded via terminal.
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Replace Installed Apps with Snap
Is there a command to scan Ubuntu for all installed apps and replace them with their Snap version automatically?
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How to install programs from snap older version
04 32 bit I have problem that I cannot install Sublime text , i tried diffrent ways but it dosent install ,i want to install Sublime text 3 . I tried :
Installing it from snap
But there is only 64 ...
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Categories take long time to load in snap-store, how do i fix it
Categories are taking long time to load in snap-store or sometimes it shows it as blank.
I used killall snap-store in terminal, this seemed to fix problem temporarily but is there a permanent ...
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I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 How can i install and play league of legends?
I moved from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 22.04, i'm kinda new to linux. I find it difficult to find solutions to many things. like installing LoL and Overwolf's Runepage auto-import Facecheck. So many apps i ...
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Ubuntu software in 22.04 store does not use system theme
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 and the Ubuntu software store doesn't follow the applied system theme (or any other snap app fot that matter).
I wasn't using the default Ubuntu theme before this ...
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How to disable snap store service in bootup
In ubuntu 20.04, Snap Store always start in boot time. How can I disable it from starting in boot?
I dont use snap services much.
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Cannot reinstall Snap Store after removing it
My system
snap version
snap 2.54.4
snapd 2.54.4
series 16
ubuntu 21.10
kernel 5.13.0-39-generic
uname -a
Linux 5.13.0-39-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 24 15:35:05 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 ...
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Show more snap install info in command line?
When I install Snap packages via Terminal, it doesn't show my that much info. I want to see more information, such as dependencies installed, etc.
Also, I don't like it that after it displays ...
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why snapstore shows a name for a developer for a certain program, when the original download website shows anotherone?
I downloaded OBS using the snapstore and the developer is Snapcrafters. But the official website belongs to OBSproject. Why this happens and... is it safe?
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What is the preferred way to install Viber in a 21.10 desktop environment
In my previous ubuntu installs I've downloaded a deb for 12.04 from the viber website. From there I have needed to install some dependencies; not a biggie. But now I'm seeing viber in the snap store. ...
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Cannot access Snap Store or Ubuntu Software on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
Whenever I click on the Ubuntu Software icon, it does not open. The same is true if I use snap store links. When I try to open the store via the command line, I receive this error:
$ snap run snap-...
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Bad uninstall of avg2013flx still causing prob (cont of my last issue)
The issue from my last post is still not solved and has rendered the Snap Store useless. I am getting an error that looks like this while uninstalling the Steam Installer.
"Unable to remove '...
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Ubuntu Software when downlaoding something, goes to 14% then drops to 0% then begins really slow downloads
My OS is Ubuntu 20.04.3 Focal Fossa. Ubuntu Software is really slow today for some reason. Whatever application I try to download, it starts at 14%, then quickly drops back to 0%. Before this issue, I ...
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Can't open Ubuntu software in Ubuntu 20.04 (ERROR: not connected to the gnome-3-38-2004 content interface)
this morning I realized that I cannot open Ubuntu Software. When I click on it the pointer indicates that is loading but the program never opens. If I run
snap-store
from a terminal I get (If I ...
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Ubuntu Software/Snap Store is extremely slow with no images showing
I recently installed Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" on my laptop. For the most part, things seem to be running better than expected out of the box!
One thing I am having problems with is the &...
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Snap store isn't installing
I would like to install the Snap store, but I am getting this error:
root@localhost:~# sudo snap install snap-store
error: cannot communicate with server: Post "http://localhost/v2/snaps/snap-...
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Why i can't install software from Ubuntu Snapcraft or Ubuntu software center in Ubuntu 20?
I use Ubuntu 20. But i can't find softwares to install and shows a pop-up like this -
How to solve this problem?
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Startup Taking unnecessary amount of time (UBUNTU 20.04 )
This is the result of systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 3.660s (kernel) + 25min 52.291s (userspace) = 25min 55.952s
graphical.target reached after 1min 26.548s in userspace
This is the result of ...
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The permission tab isn't showing in snap store
I've followed this guide by Ubuntu on how to manage snap permissions, but I've noticed that my Ubuntu store doesn't have the permission section
Any idea on why is this happening?
I'm currently on ...
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Ubuntu launching Software instead of Snap Store
I click on SNAP STORE and it's SOFTWARE that opens instead (Ubuntu Software 3.38.1)
So I checked the command associated to the icon in the launch menu and everything seems fine
env ...
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Set MakeMKV installed with snap to see optical drive
Snap seemed to me the easiest way to install MakeMKV.
I ended up with a program that starts but doesn't react to the presence of a DVD. Trying to navigate manually to the drive, the /media folder is ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Snap store app does not come up except
This morning (the next day after I posted the below) it seems to be working normally again. I had tried rebooting several times before with no effect, so have no idea what changed, but when I went to ...
