Indeed, by default file-roller will temporarily unpack files in the
user's cache folder (it can in some cases fall back to the user's home
directory, or a temporary directory, see
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/blob/master/src/file-
utils.c#L55).
Given this, I wonder whether it would be acceptable to allow firefox
(and other browser snaps) to read files under @{HOME}/.cache/fr-*/, by
amending an existing snapd interface.
Or could file-roller be patched to use the OpenFile method of the
FileChooser portal (https://flatpak.github.io/xdg-desktop-portal/#gdbus-
method-org-freedesktop-portal-FileChooser.OpenFile)? Would you mind
filing a file-roller bug at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-
roller/-/issues to request this, and link back to it here?
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Tags added: snap
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Summary changed:
- firefox unable to open files from file-roller
+ firefox snap unable to open files from file-roller
** Also affects: file-roller (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1968548
Title:
firefox snap unable to open files from file-roller
Status in file-roller package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Due to Firefox Snap being contained and not being able to read in
~/.cache/, html-files from an archive cannot be read with Firefox.
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Steps to reproduce:
- open, with file-roller, an archive containing a HTML-file;
- double click (i.e. open) the archived HTML-file (with file-roller)
Now file-roller extracts this to ~/.cache/.$randomname/file.html and tells
(through xdg-open? Dunno...) firefox to open it.
Expected result: Firefox shows file
Actual result: "Firefox says: Access to the file was denied
The file at [$HOME]/.cache/.fr-KMCDMo/file.html is not readable.
It may have been removed, moved, or file permissions may be
preventing access."
This is basically a different manifestation of bug #1959417 but I'm
filing it separately because it is a separate problem.
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