#BOINC nightly build is now available as a #Snapcraft package in the 'edge' channel of @Canonical #SnapStore: https://snapcraft.io/boinc

I was working on a snap package for a small C test program and I ended up re-discovering how to cross compile in #snapcraft

The key thing to understand is that snapcraft allows it but doesn't hand-hold you through the process or make everything work by magic. It's better to say that Debian's cross-compile tools make cross compilation of snap packages that rely on C easy. Cross compilation of other languages depends on them. For example, for a Go program this would be equally easy.

I found the #snap https://snapcraft.io/ghidra and the link to github to the snapcraft.yaml looks legit.
The snap is provided by an unverified developer. How can I verify that the snap binary hosted on #snapcraft is indeed the thing built from that snapcraft.yaml?
#Linux #security #ubuntu #canonical
Can developers just push any binary squashfs as a snap to snapcraft?

So I just discovered that proprietary media (H.264, AAC, etc.) was not working with the Snap version of @Vivaldi on Linux—I mean .snap packages, not Snapshots.

I found this out as I attempted to use the Snap version to play a video and it failed. I am on vacation at the moment and not really monitoring our forums or bug tracker right now. I addition I do not usually use the Snap at home personally, so this was just by chance.

On investigating, it seems that on 2024-12-17T13:39:10.926512+00:00 (last Tuesday) the "chromium-ffmpeg" snap package that we use to provide support for proprietary media was updated by Canonical and version 115541 (which we were still using) was removed entirely.

Since I can update things myself and most of my colleagues are likely asleep I have now switched the Vivaldi 7.0 Snap to use "chromium-ffmpeg-118887" (which Canonical offer now) and released this live as of 2024-12-23T00:03:01.156148+00:00. That seems to have resolved it for me. If anyone is using the Snap version of Vivaldi, could you also confirm (after a Snap refresh and a restart of the browser) that it works for you also.

There is a test video (with sound) here for you to check against:

https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/media/html5-proprietary-media-on-linux/

Packaging a @TauriApps v2 app on Linux for flatpak/flathub and Snapcraft with rust, npm and elm https://vincent.jousse.org/blog/en/packaging-tauri-v2-flatpak-snapcraft-elm/
#tauri #flatpak #snapcraft #rust #elmlang

This promo #Ubuntu is doing is awesome #VivaldiBrowser #Snapcraft

Any snapcraft experts out there? I'm trying to upgrade my working snap image from core22 to core24. Having trouble executing the installed version of `ruby`, claiming it cannot find `libruby-3.2.so.3.2` (likely related to how I had to override `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`).
https://github.com/ronin-rb/snap/issues/8
#snapcraft #ruby

@fosstastic

> Funnily enough #Snapcraft, the centralised competitor, doesn't use such a convoluted naming scheme and manages fine without it.

Why funnily? It can be like that exactly because it is centralized.

> Just because it has been inherited from AppStream doesn't make it good.

That's not the point. The point is: cross-distros/decentralized implies (reverse) DNS notation or equivalent. It is a well established thing in software distribution.

Achievement unlocked - Got a minor credit in a CVE.

mcphail wrote:

"I recently found a bug in Snap, a package manager for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, which allows the snap to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code (as the user) if the home permission is set. This exploit could be run on a vanilla install of Ubuntu and was patched in commit aa191f9 on 13th March 2024."

https://gld.mcphail.uk/posts/explaining-cve-2024-1724/

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-1724

Number of public snaps in the Canonical snap store, by architecture.

Mild rant o'clock.

#ubuntu #snapcraft

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/reporting-bugs-in-snaps/40281/2?u=popey

Now I get why a lot of people don't like #snaps. #Snapcraft is superbroken outside of #Ubuntu

Exciting news! My program, Image Meta Cleaner, now has a snap package available! You can now easily install it from the Snapcraft store. Get ready to efficiently clean up those image meta data with just a few clicks! Check it out here:
https://snapcraft.io/image-meta-cleaner #ImageMetaCleaner
#snapcraft
#linux
#images
#code

Wait, there's no built-in UI to install .deb files on Ubuntu? Really???

I know Canonical really wants to push their stupid walled garden with Snaps, but c'mon. That's just insane. Snaps are the reason I'll generally not recommend Ubuntu anymore. It's too much to explain to a Linux newbie why Firefox boots slowly and Steam crashes.

After a few months of maintaining my crafts-flake project, I just landed the final PR upstream in #nixpkgs which means that #rockcraft, #charmcraft and #snapcraft willl soon be readily available to all #NixOS users

Notepad Next is a cross-platform, reimplementation of the venerable Notepad++! Now available in the snap store.

https://snapcraft.io/notepadnext

Woohoo! New Halloy release. I do love this IRC client. <3

https://snapcraft.io/halloy

#linux
#rust #snapcraft

Good News, Everyone!
Canonical has implemented one of my suggestions after the recent crypto scam issue in the Snap Store. This is excellent progress and should be applauded.

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/manual-review-of-all-new-snap-name-registrations/39440?u=popey