Cannot find application after snap install

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I followed the installation guide from snapcraft.io. My system cannot find the hello-world application:

$ sudo snap install hello-world
[sudo] password for gauthier: 
hello-world 6.4 from Canonical✓ installed
$ hello-world
bash: hello-world: command not found

How do I fix this?

Debian 10, but I guess the process is the same as Ubuntu.

Does this answer your question? Snap (snapd) hello-world example not working (path not found?) — Kulfy, Nov 23 '20 at 12:19
@Kulfy it does, I didn't think to search with hello world specifically, since I had the problem with another application first. Silly of me. I still don't get why installing snap with apt couldn't make the update to PATH. — Gauthier, Nov 23 '20 at 12:21
I assume APT is reluctant to modify /etc/environment, *profile* or the shell specific files. :) — Kulfy, Nov 23 '20 at 12:24
Moreover, if that question does answer your question, you may consider closing your question as a duplicate of that question. — Kulfy, Nov 23 '20 at 12:25
@Kulfy Duplicates can be good? https://stackoverflow.blog/2010/11/16/dr-strangedupe-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-duplication/ — Gauthier, Nov 23 '20 at 12:36
Absolutely. I never suggested/asked to delete the Q&A. The main purpose of closing questions as duplicate is to link them. — Kulfy, Nov 23 '20 at 12:41

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 23 '20 at 10:55

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Apparently, installing snap from apt does not add the correct path to /etc/environment, or PATH.

The snap applications are in /snap/bin/, so there is the string to somehow add to your PATH.

I feel that this should be automated, or at least pointed out to the user upon installation of snap. (Yes, I rebooted with no success.)

answered Nov 23 '20 at 10:55

Gauthier

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I just checked on my system and /snap/bin is in PATH. However, the snap application in question may not add it's executable to /snap/bin. I know little about snaps, but I guess it's up to application to do that. – raj Nov 23 '20 at 11:15
It's in /snap/bin – Gauthier Nov 23 '20 at 11:16
@raj I just checked on my system and /snap/bin is in PATH: That's because you may be using Ubuntu but Gauthier is using Debian. And in Ubuntu Desktop, Snap is installed by default. the snap application in question may not add it's executable to /snap/bin: Well that would defy the whole purpose of package managers and "automated" installation. Usually binaries or symbolic link to binaries are in *bin. – Kulfy Nov 23 '20 at 12:17

Cannot find application after snap install

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