Bug 418083

Summary:	Discover does not list Snap apps when we browse through the apps nor when we search for their names. But Discover lists them when we search for "snap".
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	Patrick Silva <bugseforuns>
Component:	Snap Backend	Assignee:	Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <leinir>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	aleixpol, jeffbai, kdedev, kyuyriibyakko, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Patrick Silva 2020-02-23 10:40:04 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open Discover
2. click on "Applications" in the side bar
3. set sorting by name
4. scroll through available apps and find one that is available in Snap package. Audacity audio editor, for example. You will notice that only flatpak package and the package from distro repos are listed.
5. now search for "audacity": again Discover only lists the flatpak package and the package from distro repos in search results.
6. now search for "snap": scroll through the search results and you will find
the snap version of Audacity.


EXPECTED RESULT
Discover should list Snap apps when we browse through the apps available
and when we search for their names.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1

Comment 1 Aleix Pol 2020-07-30 23:29:24 UTC

Last I checked, snap didn't have the concept of a category. Maybe that's changed now.

Comment 2 Patrick Silva 2020-07-31 10:51:57 UTC

Situation remains the same on neon unstable.

Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.73.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2

Comment 3 Patrick Silva 2022-01-16 14:25:19 UTC

On neon unstable, Discover finds snap version of Opera browser when I search for 'Opera', but there is no snap Opera when I navigate to Applications > Internet > Web borwsers. Audacity situation remains the same as described in comment 0.
Snap support is still a mess...

Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.91.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 4 TraceyC 2024-10-07 21:42:56 UTC

*** Bug 466813 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 TraceyC 2024-10-07 21:43:40 UTC

Can confirm on KDE Neon, Plasma 6.1.5, Discover 6.1.5-0zneon, using the original steps from Bug 466813
Searching for giteafrom Home finds gitea, and then all categories are greyed out including All Applications

With software like Spotify, that have a snap as well as other installation methods, the app can be found under All Applications - but only the non-snap version. Spotify can also be found in Accessories, and Multimedia - but those only show the flatpak

Comment 6 John Kizer 2025-03-14 18:27:17 UTC

*** Bug 500601 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***