Offers to install snaps that need the gnome-3-26-1604 snap & be connected to work

[Doug McMahon]

If doing this then it should install the needed snap (if not already installed) & perform the connection for the user

Test case:
Open Ubuntu Software
Search gnome-system-monitor
It will show it as not being installed (another bug, see screenshot?
Click to install
After install finishes click the launch button

What happens:
Nothing

User must install gnome-3-26-1604 snap & then run an obscure (to normal users) connect command

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-software 3.26.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Oct 21 22:32:15 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-06 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171004)
InstalledPlugins:
 gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A
 gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A
 gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.26.1-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-software
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The GNOME snaps using the framework are allowed to autoconnect so the manual connect command shouldn't be needed ... maybe gnome-system-monitor is missing from the list?

(oh, and why do you consider it shown as not installed as a bug since you didn't install it yet?)

Ken do you know what's going on there?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/auto-connection-for-gnome-3-24-content-interface/1379/73 is relevant to the issue

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Well I'd consider it a bug (about not being installed) because gnome-system-monitor is already installed from the Ubuntu image. (the .deb version)
For some reason Software doesn't 'see' it. Whether there are any other default installed apps that don't show in Software but the snap versions do I'd have to take a look.

Ot. (sorta of)
While most if not all of the gnome snaps are not 'needed' yet as same version is either installed or available as a .deb, you figure they should work. However if they don't (example the evince snap) there seems to be no way to bug that. Is there any?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Well, you have the deb installed not the snap so the info is correct. Anyway it's offtopic for this bug and known as bug #1711801 so better to continue the discussion in that one

About bug reporting for snaps there is no real standard place at the moment, you can use the forum or contact the maintainer...