installation snap vlc / stable fails with: ERROR open /snap/vlc/7/meta/gui/vlc.desktop: no such file or directory
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLC media player |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| snapd (Fedora) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| snapd (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Test Case:
1. Run the following command in a terminal
$ snap install vlc
Expected result
vlc is installed
Actual result:
it fails with
erreur : cannot perform the following tasks:
- Rendre disponible le paquet Snap "vlc" (7) pour le système (open /snap/vlc/
Problem on errors.u.c
https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: snapd 2.28.5+17.10
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Nov 15 08:17:25 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1533 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: snapd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote | #1 |
| Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote | #2 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in snapd (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
It looks like the snap ships a symlink in meta/gui/