snapd

Cleanup current symlink when removing snap

Bug #2009617 reported by Merlijn Sebrechts
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
snapd
Fix Committed
Low
Zeyad Gouda
snapd 2.62

Bug Description

`snap remove --purge <app>` doesn't seem to drop ~/snap/$SNAP/current, only the revisioned ones.

I expect purge to remove everything. This is an issue for users who, for one reason or another, have incorrect permissions on ~/snap/$SNAP/current and want to fix it by purging the snap.

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Miguel Pires (miguelpires1) wrote :

Hi. The purpose of that flag isn't to clean the directory, it's to skip taking a snapshot of the snap data. From the help message:
"--purge Remove the snap without saving a snapshot of its data"
However, leaving the "current" symlink behind when removing the snap is a bug.

Changed in snapd:
assignee: nobody → Miguel Pires (miguelpires1)
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts) wrote :

Testing this on my own machine, it seems as if the `current` symlink is indeed the only thing left. I apologize for the confusion.

Miguel Pires (miguelpires1)
Changed in snapd:
assignee: Miguel Pires (miguelpires1) → nobody
Miguel Pires (miguelpires1)
summary: - Purge doesn't remove all files
+ Cleanup current symlink when removing snap
Zeyad Gouda (zeyadgouda)
Changed in snapd:
assignee: nobody → Zeyad Gouda (zeyadgouda)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Ernest Lotter (ernestl) wrote :

Fix available in snapd 2.62 what is currently in available in beta. Test feedback would be appreciated.

Changed in snapd:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
milestone: none → 2.62
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