19.10, chromium snap and keepassxc

[uRock]

I've just checked, keepassxc-browser also doesn't work with the snap firefox

As a long time user of ubuntu, I have to say that I'm not impressed.

I don't see a bug report for this, so it may be something that needs to be created. Snaps are frustrating. They have their place, but I don't think softwares that were already being regularly updated without library issues should be packaged this way.

[Holger_Gehrke]

Snaps are frustrating. They have their place, but I don't think softwares that were already being regularly updated without library issues should be packaged this way.

Actually, programs that are updated often are exactly the target for using snaps. If you do it the traditional way, you have to compile and package a different version for each distribution you're supporting, might even have to compile and package a separate version for each release because the versions of libraries you use might be different across releases. With snap you just tell the user to get 'snapd' running on their system and publish one package for every distro because it brings along everything inside the package. This is a serious reduction of the workload for developers and packagers.

Holger

[uRock]

Actually, programs that are updated often are exactly the target for using snaps. If you do it the traditional way, you have to compile and package a different version for each distribution you're supporting, might even have to compile and package a separate version for each release because the versions of libraries you use might be different across releases. With snap you just tell the user to get 'snapd' running on their system and publish one package for every distro because it brings along everything inside the package. This is a serious reduction of the workload for developers and packagers.

Holger

Saving them a bit of time is not worth the forfeiture of system performance and program interoperability. People like the OP shouldn't have to change their security posture just because developers want to take shortcuts.

Some say hard drives and RAM are cheap, I say more people have lost the value of money.

[nickmcg]

I don't see a bug report for this, so it may be something that needs to be created. Snaps are frustrating. They have their place, but I don't think softwares that were already being regularly updated without library issues should be packaged this way.

The thing is, it's not a bug as such, it's a security feature of snaps.

[uRock]

The thing is, it's not a bug as such, it's a security feature of snaps.

A security feature that prevents integration with security software is a bug.