Without network, gnome-software does not list installed snap packages
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Test Case:
1. Without network (link down or behind a captive portal) go the installed packages tab and search for an installed snap
Expected result
Installed snaps should be listed and be removed
Actual result
No snap is listed. Furthermore, they are still not listed when network comes back and a restart of gnome-software is required.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-software 3.26.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 9 15:02:37 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1496 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
InstalledPlugins:
gnome-
gnome-
gnome-
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Changed in gnome-software (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| tags: | added: gnome-software-snap |
| Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote | #2 |
| Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote | #3 |
They're not listed because we fail to get icons for them (almost not snaps provide a local icon and we get them from the store - not available without network). GNOME Software doesn't allow apps without icons (an upstream decision, and not ideal for our case).
We do provide a default icon for snaps, but for some reason it seems to have stopped working. So one solution is to fix why that is. Another solution is to cache the store icon information (we already cache the icon data) so that it is still usable when office. I believe the snap team is also planning to cache store information locally, which will be a better long term fix for this.