After Snap install, help request on Facebook group

Help
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Continuing the discussion from Announcements:
Gramps is now available as a Snap:

On Gramps for Genealogists, Dianne Reuby posts:
After 20 years using Gramps on Ubuntu, I still find upgrades challenging! I can do a full backup with no problems, and the App Center had version 6 available. It seemed to install OK, but after install the “open” option is greyed out - I can only uninstall.

Should I have uninstalled version 5 before installing 6?

In the App Center, once installed there’s a drop-down with various choices according to the app. On Gramps you can have open (greyed out) or uninstall. This is from the snap version, I think.

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I can reproduce this on Ubuntu 24.10 virtual machine. I’ll investigate.

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The problem was due to lack of permissions to access DBus. I had to create a slot as recommended in the Snapcraft documentation, but unfortunately my latest upload now requires a manual human review.

I’ll keep you updated and chase the progress tomorrow if necessary.

I’m not sure why my original Snap works on Arch Linux, but not Ubuntu.

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I decided to remove the release to avoid other Ubuntu users installing it.

Unfortunately the fixed version is still awaiting review.

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Any update?

The user seems to be patiently waiting. But it’d be better if we can answer on Facebook without additional prompting.

Or, how would I check for myself?

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Nevermind. Found it was published yesterday.

7 April 2025 - latest/candidate 6.0.0-1

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Thanks for checking. I can upgrade it to the stable channel when we are happy that I don’t have to open up any more interfaces.