Bug 487641 - KDE Neon: Discover: Snap: Discover not finding or returning snap packages
Summary: KDE Neon: Discover: Snap: Discover not finding or returning snap packages
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Discover
Classification: Applications
Component: Snap Backend (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.0.4
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-05-27 19:06 UTC by Irving
Modified: 2025-03-13 01:26 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Settings_Snap (13.90 KB, image/png)
2024-05-27 19:06 UTC, Irving
Details
Apps_SpotifySearch (62.16 KB, image/png)
2024-05-27 19:06 UTC, Irving
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Description Irving 2024-05-27 19:06:08 UTC
Created attachment 169886 [details]
Settings_Snap

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Operating System: KDE neon 6.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.2.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-35-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor
Memory: 61.9 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Manufacturer: ASUS
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SUMMARY
My version of discover and KDE Neon should have built in snap support but for some reason the option/checkmark is unchecked. The UI does not let me enable snap packages, even though the snap backend is installed. I also cannot see snap packages being returned in discover when I search for apps.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Discover
2. Search for spotify
3. --User should see Snap and Flatpack options--
4. Go to settings
5. --Snap checkmark is unchecked
6. Click on snap checkmark

OBSERVED RESULT

1. Clicking on empty Snap check box does not fill in the check
2. Discover is not showing snap packages (spotify in this case)

EXPECTED RESULT
1. Searching for spotify should show snap
2. User can enable snap backend

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Discover - Snap backend version: 6.0.4xneon+22.04+jammy+reelease+build57

snap --version: snap    2.63
snapd   2.63
series  16
neon    22.04
kernel  6.5.0-35-generic
Comment 1 Irving 2024-05-27 19:06:41 UTC
Created attachment 169887 [details]
Apps_SpotifySearch
Comment 2 duha.bugs 2024-05-27 22:19:47 UTC
I can reproduce the unchecked snap checkmark in the settings.

However the snap backend is installed and enabled.
Searching spotify from the "Home" tab shows both snap and flatpack. Searching from the "All application" tab shows only the flatpack

Also neon stable.
Comment 3 guimarcalsilva 2024-09-20 02:09:55 UTC
I'm also affected by this. I'm on Fedora 40 so Snaps are not enabled by default. I installed support for them using Discover, however, after rebooting the system, the Snap backend cannot be enabled on the UI (it's available but grayed out), even though both plasma-discover-snap and snapd are installed.
Comment 4 edgley 2025-03-13 01:26:49 UTC
Identical issue here.   Discover->Settings->Snap will not check, and snaps do not show in store.  Seeing lots of people online with this bug.

Operating System: KDE neon 6.2
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.8.0-52-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 24 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700KF
Memory: 62.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: MS-7D25
System Version: 1.0