Super User Stack Exchange
Super User Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [snap]

26 questions
33
votes
3 answers

When you have two windows snapped in Windows 10 , is there a way to Alt-Tab to both of them at the same time?

In Window 10, I have two windows snapped on the right and left side of a screen. When I Alt + Tab from a full size window to the snapped windows, I need to Alt + Tab once and I will see one of the snapped windows and half of the full screen windows.…
Sylario
  • 925
  • 1
  • 9
  • 17
6
votes
1 answer

How can I install redis server 7 on Ubuntu 22.04?

I'd like to install the newest Redis Server 7 on my Ubuntu 22.04 (I've already installed Redis Server version 6 via standard workflow with apt install). I tried to use a Snap package from https://snapcraft.io/redis But my Redis is still version 6…
Eddie R
  • 301
  • 2
  • 9
3
votes
1 answer

Running GUI applications from another user, needs write permission for /run/user/1000

I didn't want to give access to some sensitive directories when executing proprietary programs from snap. This is what I've done so far: Created a new user and limit read/write access to main /home directory and some other directories Added X…
Xosrov
  • 141
  • 1
  • 6
2
votes
0 answers

Windows 11 Snap Layouts: force all 6 layout options (irrespective of display resolution)?

I noticed that on Windows 11, upon pressing Win+z, on my smaller screen I have ... ...while on my bigger one I have two more options: (And if you upvote this question,then next time I'll be able to post actual images instead of just links :-) Can…
Pingui
  • 159
  • 6
2
votes
1 answer

anbox: snap is unusable due to missing files

I cannot get anbox to install: $ sudo snap install --devmode --beta anbox error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Mount snap "anbox" (186) (snap is unusable due to missing files; contact developer) How can I fix this?
robertspierre
  • 281
  • 1
  • 4
  • 16
2
votes
1 answer

Does Windows 11's new Snap feature only work with certain applications?

Just installed the Windows 11 Preview, if I hover over the maximise button in Notepad, I see the new snap dialog: But in an application like Visual Studio 2022 Preview (1.1), I don't see it: Do applications have to be configured to support this,…
JMK
  • 3,280
  • 9
  • 47
  • 71
1
vote
0 answers

Correct file paths for Inkscape snap command line?

I'm trying to use the Inkscape snap provided in Ubuntu from the command line, but it fails to access my files. Using the graphical interface to open files in Inkscape works well. However, it always forgets my last opened directory. Should I use…
thomasa88
  • 121
  • 7
1
vote
0 answers

How do I allow firefox as a snap to run an external program?

I have custom links in my personal wiki to do routine tasks on my computer. For example, when I click the URL mysecretprotocol://launch-calculator, Firefox would run ~/.bin/run-from-firefox launch-calculator (a script I wrote) which in turn runs…
bitinerant
  • 720
  • 4
  • 10
1
vote
1 answer

Reset the snap halfway point (Windows 10)?

So I use 'snap'ped windows a lot on my 32inch 1440p monitor. It's not quite the same as dual monitor but it's useful enough to be productive when I need two things open together. However, at some point I accidentally clicked in the middle of the…
James Beatty
  • 15
  • 3
1
vote
2 answers

Folder permission loophole with Nextcloud installation

I have installed Nextcloud via snap on a Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon system. Since I wanted Nextcloud to use a dedicated HD for its data, I have mounted an HD to /mnt/nextcloud and made a /data folder into it as explained here…
alec_djinn
  • 187
  • 1
  • 3
  • 10
1
vote
1 answer

Nextcloud (snap): Out of the blue I can't sync with the client or login on the website anymore

I am hosting this nextcloud snap more than a year, successfully. No error or bugs. Great! But yesterday, out of the blue I couldn't sync with my nextcloud anymore. I got this error in my browser: "Dein Datenverzeichnis ist ungültig Stelle sicher,…
Hirsch
  • 21
  • 4
1
vote
0 answers

Windows 10 - Cannot Move Window Partially Off-Screen

I am not sure how this might have happened, but I suddenly find that when I try to drag windows in Windows 10 so that they partially are off-screen, they refuse to stay there and snap back to be fully on-screen. Please note that this is not the…
David Felcan
  • 11
  • 2
0
votes
1 answer

Firefox from snap super slow after migrating to a much faster computer (Kubuntu 23.04)

I've recently migrated to a much faster computer: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1360P ("16 CPUs") VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics] (rev 04) 32 GB RAM From: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7440HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz ("4…
Tomasz Chmielewski
  • 1
  • 1
0
votes
0 answers

Using Snap To Grid in CorelDraw

I cannot seem to get the snap to grid function to work properly. I have been trying for many versions and it still doesn't work. I can click on the grid vertice and can start a line from vertex to vertex but after 2 or 3 it starts to drift or not…
Jon Glazer
  • 141
  • 6
0
votes
0 answers

How does snap manage disk space?

When I opened nautilus, it showed that I have 3 Gb of disk space available. Then I installed a snap package. According to the properties of this snap directory, it takes up 3.6 Gb of space. However, it's now shown in nautilus that I have 1.8 Gb…
Maltsev Maxim
  • 11
1
2