[kdf] [Bug 452197] New: KDiskFree shows too much useless information from snap loop devices

[Alberto Gonzalez]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452197

            Bug ID: 452197
           Summary: KDiskFree shows too much useless information from snap
                    loop devices
           Product: kdf
           Version: 21.12.3
          Platform: Neon Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: lulosalsero at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 147911
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=147911&action=edit
KDiskFree showing 16 so-called snap devices

SUMMARY

KDiskFree (and System Settings -> Storage Devices) shows too much information
in the form of snap "devices" that are always 100% full, crowding out other
useful information. 

Suggestion that all "snap" loop devices be hidden; technical people can easily
find them on the command line. GUI users will be put off by the clutter and
alarmed that there's so much 100% full "devices".


STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Open KDiskFree


OBSERVED RESULT

On my KDE neon system, I count 16 /dev/loop* "devices" and only two actual,
true devices that are storage-related. 


EXPECTED RESULT

These many /dev/loop "snap" devices are devices in only the loosest sense. They
are distracting from what a non-developer user is looking to find from a
program that calls itself KDiskFree (or System Settings -> Storage Devices). 

These loop devices are not storage, they are snap technical things masquerading
as devices.

WISH

Hide all /dev/loop "devices" that are mounted under /snap.  They are crowding
out useful information that a non-technical person is looking to find.

Also may be useful to find if there's other loop devices that are similar to
these snaps.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: KDE neon 5.24
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-39-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 7.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 620

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