** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~aleasto/ubuntu/+source/malcontent/+git/malcontent/+merge/494916
** Merge proposal linked: https://code.launchpad.net/~aleasto/ubuntu/+source/malcontent/+git/malcontent/+merge/494917 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Debcrafters packages, which is subscribed to malcontent in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2128350 Title: Some desktop snaps are no longer visible in the apps menu Status in malcontent package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in malcontent source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in malcontent source package in Noble: In Progress Status in malcontent source package in Plucky: Fix Committed Status in malcontent source package in Questing: Fix Committed Bug description: [ Impact ] Malcontent is a parental control mechanism implemented in GNOME Shell. It supports hiding applications from the application menu. Some desktop snaps like telegram-desktop are no longer visible in GNOME Shell when libmalcontent is installed, even without any filters applied. Which snaps are hidden depends on the numbers of command-line arguments they specify in the Exec line. If it's more than 2, then the snap will be hidden. For example, telegram-desktop uses: Exec=/snap/bin/telegram-desktop -- %U Ubuntu ships a patch in malcontent to allow filtering non-flatpak applications too. This patch assumed that a desktop snap Exec= line would always follow the format `Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=foo.desktop /snap/bin/foo arg1 arg2`, so it would interpret the third argument as the absolute binary path. That was changed in snapd version 2.72 to remove the BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT environment variable, so the Exec line now follows the format `Exec=/snap/bin/foo arg1 arg2`. The third argument is no longer the binary's absolute path, and things break. Malcontent needs to be adapted to not assume that the snap binary is always the third argument. [ Test Plan ] 1. Install the `malcontent` deb package -> this is pre-installed on some OEM installs. 2. Log-out, log-in again. 3. Install snapd 2.72 or newer, available from the candidate channel: `sudo snap refresh snapd --candidate` 4. Install the `telegram-desktop` snap 5. Open the GNOME Shell application launcher 6. Search for Telegram 7. Verify that the Telegram app is listed. [ Where problems could occur ] Problems would manifest with applications being incorrectly filtered out or not filtered out. The patch should make sure that it is future-proof by not assuming the position of the binary path in the command-line a-priori. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/malcontent/+bug/2128350/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~debcrafters-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~debcrafters-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
