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Got a new notebook a month ago. Installed Ubuntu. Installed vlc with:

sudo snap install vlc

It made itself the default player for .wav files. Tried to play one I just generated. Could not open file. Went to check on a regular .avi file. It also could not find it. Tried to open the files manually from vlc menu and it could not even see my mounted directories.

Copied a file to /tmp. It still could not open them

sudo snap remove vlc
sudo apt install vlc

And all is good. VLC can now see my mounted drives and play anything. Is snap known for installing VLC badly?

Francis Cagney
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  • This answer should give you a clue. – mook765 Mar 29 '24 at 12:54
  • That does indeed explain why. Thanks. Sort of seems you should only use "snap install" for apps that can be confined. VLC is obviously not a candidate it it's sandboxed from removable drives where you might have movies, mountable devices etc. I guess it couldn't see all its decoders – Francis Cagney Mar 29 '24 at 17:21
  • The vlc snap should have the removable-media plug which then should be connected to the removable-media slot like in the linked answer. By default, snaps have access only to your home directory. The snap store should provide a permission tab which gives you the possibility to configure the permissions of a snap. – mook765 Mar 29 '24 at 17:42

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