Missing categories, no way to browse packages

[hackel]

Just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and was migrated to the new Snap Store. There is no way to browse for software since there are not any categories. It only shows the Editor's Picks and Recent Releases rows (limited to 9 in each). That's it. You can search for arbitrary packages, of course, but you can't expect everyone to know what is out there by name. Why is there no discoverability in this new tool that is meant as the default package manager for Ubuntu?

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

Fix Committed but not arrived. I still have the problem.

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

corrado@corrado-x4-focal:~$ snap-store
update.go:85: cannot change mount namespace according to change mount (/var/lib/snapd/hostfs/usr/share/appdata /usr/share/appdata-2 none bind,ro 0 0): permission denied
update.go:85: cannot change mount namespace according to change mount (/var/lib/snapd/hostfs/usr/share/metainfo /usr/share/metainfo-2 none bind,ro 0 0): permission denied
04:34:47:0824 Gtk Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
04:34:47:0836 Gtk Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
04:34:48:0126 Gs enabled plugins: desktop-categories, fwupd, os-release, packagekit, packagekit-local, packagekit-offline, packagekit-proxy, packagekit-refine-repos, packagekit-refresh, packagekit-upgrade, packagekit-url-to-app, appstream, desktop-menu-path, hardcoded-blacklist, hardcoded-featured, hardcoded-popular, modalias, odrs, packagekit-refine, rewrite-resource, packagekit-history, provenance, snap, systemd-updates, generic-updates, provenance-license, icons, key-colors, key-colors-metadata
04:34:48:0126 Gs disabled plugins: dpkg, dummy, fedora-pkgdb-collections, fedora_langpacks, repos, shell-extensions, epiphany
04:34:48:0387 Gs /etc/PackageKit/Vendor.conf file not found
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Builder.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Calculator.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.clocks.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Dictionary.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Documents.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Evince/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.gedit.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Maps.desktop/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0062 Gs adding wildcard app */*/*/*/org.gnome.Weather/* to plugin cache
04:34:55:0063 Gs Only 0 apps for recent list, hiding
04:34:55:0219 Gs not GsPlugin error snapd-error-quark:10: cannot sections: got unexpected HTTP status code 403 via GET to "https://api.snapcraft.io/api/v1/snaps/sections"
04:34:55:0224 Gs hiding category graphics featured applications: found only 0 to show, need at least 9
04:34:55:0224 Gs failed to get categories: no categories to show
04:34:55:0225 Gs hiding category games featured applications: found only 0 to show, need at least 9
04:34:55:0226 Gs not handling error failed for action get-categories: cannot sections: got unexpected HTTP status code 403 via GET to "https://api.snapcraft.io/api/v1/snaps/sections"
04:34:55:0871 Gs automatically prevented from changing kind on system/snap/*/desktop/io.snapcraft.snapd-PMrrV4ml8uWuEUDBT8dSGnKUYbevVhc4/latest/stable from desktop to unknown!
04:34:55:0871 GsPluginSnap Failed to load snap icon: local snap has no icon
04:34:56:0030 Gs automatically prevented from changing kind on system/snap/*/runtime/io.snapcraft.core18-CSO04Jhav2yK0uz97cr0ipQRyqg0qQL6/latest/stable from runtime to unknown!
04:34:56:0471 GsPluginSnap Failed to load snap icon: local snap has no icon

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

Same on Ubuntu 20.10
corrado@corrado-x2-gg-0511:~$ snap list --all
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
core18 20200427 1754 latest/stable canonical✓ base
gnome-3-34-1804 0+git.3009fc7 33 latest/stable/… canonical✓ disabled
gnome-3-34-1804 0+git.3009fc7 36 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
gtk-common-themes 0.1-36-gc75f853 1506 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
snap-store 3.36.0-79-ga375c29 453 latest/stable/… canonical✓ disabled
snap-store 3.36.0-80-g208fd61 454 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
snapd 2.44.3 7264 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd,disabled
snapd 2.45 7777 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
corrado@corrado-x2-gg-0511:~$ snap version
snap 2.45.1+20.10
snapd 2.45.1+20.10
series 16
ubuntu 20.10
kernel 5.4.0-26-generic
corrado@corrado-x2-gg-0511:~$

[Greg Slingland (psykenthrope)]

I'm having nearly the same problem. But I'm not getting the list of recent releases. The Snap Store is only showing me 8 editor's picks and what may be the featured program. I'm not seeing a list of recent releases, or any categories.

[Executenor (nicktelindert)]

Seems like a server permission issue? I do have the same issue when is try the ubuntu 20.04 stable release and the 20.10 stable snap-store release. The server returns a 403 when calling the snapcraft api so the problem lies there and not with the snap-store package itself.