https://github.com/unbelievableflavour/snaptastic

A snap installer for Elementary OS
https://github.com/unbelievableflavour/snaptastic

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A snap installer for Elementary OS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/unbelievableflavour/snaptastic
• Owner: unbelievableflavour
• License: gpl-3.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2018-01-30T09:09:50.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-08-30T13:05:08.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-23T18:42:55.555Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: installer, snap, snapcraft, vala
• Language: Vala
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Stars: 39
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Authors: AUTHORS

Awesome Lists containing this project

• awesome-elementaryos - Snaptastic - A manager for snaps [:white_check_mark:](https://appcenter.elementary.io/com.github.bartzaalberg.snaptastic.desktop) (Applications / Development)

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# Archived

This repository is not maintained anymore and will not be updated to Elementary OS 6.0. You have my blessing to create a fork and update the application to post publish it in Elementary 6.0 under your own name. 

# Snaptastic

A snap manager for Elementary OS



    

        

    





    



Install, update, remove, and view information about your installed snaps.

## Installation

First you will need to install elementary SDK

 `sudo apt install elementary-sdk`

### Dependencies

These dependencies must be present before building

 - `valac`

 - `gtk+-3.0`

 - `granite`

 - `libsnapd-glib-dev`

 You can install these on a Ubuntu-based system by executing this command:

 `sudo apt install valac libgtk-3-dev libgranite-dev libsnapd-glib-dev`

### Building

```

meson build --prefix=/usr

cd build

ninja

```

### Installing

`sudo ninja install`

### Use snaps from browser

Run the following command to use snaps from browsers

`sudo update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications`

### Recompile the schema after installation

`sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas`

### Update .pot file

Call the following command from the build folder:

`ninja com.github.bartzaalberg.snaptastic-pot`

## FAQ

### Snaptastic wont handle snap URLS

On Firefox you sometimes have to set the Application manually.

* Go to about:preferences#general

* Under applications search for snap and set the dropdown to 'Use Snaptastic'