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Can't find (writable) JabRef.cfg when installing via snap #7106

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khatchad opened this issue Nov 16, 2020 · 4 comments
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Can't find (writable) JabRef.cfg when installing via snap #7106

khatchad opened this issue Nov 16, 2020 · 4 comments

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khatchad commented Nov 16, 2020 •
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I installed JabRef version 5.0.44 on Ubuntu 20.10 and ran into this issue, for which I am trying to apply the suggested fix. However, I cannot find a writable JabRef.cfg using snap to install JabRef.
@khatchad khatchad changed the title Can't find JabRef.cfg when installing via snap Can't find (writable) JabRef.cfg when installing via snap Nov 16, 2020
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Updated to say writable. Even root cannot edit snap files.

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Siedlerchr commented Nov 16, 2020 •
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It turns out it's a security measure and that's on purpose.
https://askubuntu.com/a/919098
You can however install the deb version from here https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html
5.1 is the latest release.
The deb is self containing as well, e.g. it includes the necessary java runtime etc.

So there is not much we can do from our side.

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Yes, that's what I have done. But, snap also has its own user directory under $HOME/snap. Would it be possible to place the configuration file there?

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@LyzardKing any idea?

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