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Sandboxing Quirks

Taiko2k edited this page Jul 5, 2020 · 28 revisions

Notes about features

Feature Flatpak Snap
File access ~/Music and ~/Downloads by default. Others require override. Home directories by default. Removable media access can be enabled from software center.
Launch external app (e.g. Tag editor) Unavailable by default. Any host (non-Flatpak) app with permission override. Unavailable.
Open folder Asks for confirmation each time.
Audio output PulseAudio only. PulseAudio only. BASS only working with Ubuntu.
Discord RP Works with Flatpak Discord. With host Discord requires command. Unavailable.
Spotify control Cannot automatically launch Spotify desktop client.
Other notes Warning: Uninstalling the Snap will delete all related user data.

The AUR version does not use sandboxing so has all features enabled (provided optional dependencies are installed).

Snap Troubleshooting

It gets stuck at the loading screen.
Try wait a little while.

The cursor theme is weird.
This is a limitation of snap.

The text is all boxes.
Try run:

sudo rm /var/cache/fontconfig/*
rm ~/.cache/fontconfig/*

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