[okular] [Bug 389576] Okular snap package cannot access files outside home directory

[bark mallard]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389576

bark mallard <markjballard at googlemail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|DOWNSTREAM                  |---
           Platform|Ubuntu Packages             |unspecified
                 CC|                            |markjballard at googlemail.com
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED
            Version|1.0.0                       |1.7.0

--- Comment #6 from bark mallard <markjballard at googlemail.com> ---
I also have this bug.

I installed Okular via snap just a few weeks ago. I am unable to open files
that are not under /home.

It is notable that, when I use the Okular > File > Open dialog, I cannot either
navigate to other folders or see pdfs in folders other than home.

In particular, the Okular file dialog refuses to enter the /mnt or /media
directories. It will go into /tmp, yet when it gets there it cannot see any
.pdf file I've put there. In fact, it cannot see any file there.

Nate's contribution implies the problem might be an upstream bug caused by snap
failing to manage dependencies. And indeed I did find it necessary to follow
the install steps given in Bug 378130 in order to install Okular properly. But
fixing the dependencies by the procedure suggested does not fix this particular
bug. Okular is still unable to open files that are not in my Home folder.

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