LibreOffice from Ubuntu Store/snaps broken GNOME integration for remote smb shares

[penalvch]

1)
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 21.04
Release: 21.04

2)
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
snap list | grep libreoffice
libreoffice 7.2.1.2 235 latest/edge canonical* -

apt-cache policy gnome-shell
gnome-shell:
  Installed: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1
  Candidate: 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.38.4-1ubuntu3~21.04.1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.38.4-1ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages

3) What I expected to happen is using any version of LibreOffice snaps from Ubuntu Software app (i.e. https://snapcraft.io/libreoffice ) works as it does as if I used the default install of libreoffice. Specifically, when I open the GNOME Files program via the icon on the bar on the left, I have an smb share already added via "Other Locations". When I use the default libreoffice install version as per below, when I attempt to open a file in Libreoffice Calc, the share is visible and I'm able to open files, edit, save, close, etc.:
apt-cache policy libreoffice
libreoffice:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:7.1.6-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
  Version table:
     1:7.1.6-0ubuntu0.21.04.1 500 (phased 70%)
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute-updates/universe amd64 Packages
     1:7.1.2~rc2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/universe amd64 Packages

4) However, when I completely remove all things libreoffice-* via command line, then install the snap version, the smb share is not visible.

It's confirmed all packages associated with default install are removed, and only the snap is installed. I've tried completely removing each snap and trying a different version (e.g. stable, candidate, edge) but it's the same problem.

I'm guessing it's something borked with the libreoffice-gnome integration between the snap and the GNOME environment but that's a wild guess.

I tried the snap package as the default install Draw kept crashing opening a particular file, and was hoping to work around it by installing later snap version.

WORKAROUND: Use default install of LibreOffice.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-36.40-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Sep 23 08:58:30 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-08-25 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Snap: libreoffice 7.2.1.2 (latest/edge)
SnapSource: ubuntu/+source/libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-09-20 (3 days ago)

[James McKenzie (jamesps)]

This issue is still present with the current latest Libreoffice Snap version (24.2.2.2) both in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and in the 24.04 Beta.

SMB shares and other GVFS mounted network locations are not visible in the Open/Save file window.

If I try to manually navigate to the files under `/run/user/<UID>/gvfs/` I'm getting a 'Permission denied' error.

If I open the file directly from Nautilus using right-click 'Open With', instead I get the attached error.