Snap Package

[ryanjyoder]

Is there plan to package lxdui as a snap? From the repo history it looks like that was the intention. I registered the snap name (lxdui), but I will be very happy to transfer it to you if the plan is to maintain the snap. Since the lxd interface is privileged, the snap still needs to be approved before it appears in the store.

I also had to bump the Flask version to get it working:
https://github.com/ryanjyoder/lxdui

[vhajdari]

We tried early on, but ran into too many obstacles so we abandoned it. A snap version would be ideal, but we need someone to step up to take this on.

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On Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 12:08 AM Ryan J. Yoder ***@***.***> wrote: Is there plan to package lxdui as a snap? From the repo history it looks like that was the intention. I registered the snap name (lxdui), but I will be very happy to transfer it to you if the plan is to maintain the snap. Since the lxd interface is privileged, the snap still needs to be approved before it appears in the store. I also had to bump the Flask version to get it working: https://github.com/ryanjyoder/lxdui — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#296?email_source=notifications&email_token=ACXOWQ36FGSNY65T74G2KBLREBNHZA5CNFSM4KZL6HJ2YY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFUVEXG43VMWVGG33NNVSW45C7NFSM4IPNYAQQ>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACXOWQYMD67N2K75UTYDIG3REBNHZANCNFSM4KZL6HJQ> .

[ryanjyoder]

I would love to take a crack at this. Currently the snap I built, seems to work. I've tested the basic features such as starting/stopping containers, downloading images, etc (on amd64 and armhf). Do you have a test suite? or test plan i could try?

It does need access to the lxd plug before it can get into the store:
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/manual-approval-for-use-of-lxd-plug-lxdui/15588

[ryanjyoder]

Just a quick update, it appears the biggest change that needs to be made is configuration. I'm trying to understand if there's a use case for running the app as an unprivileged user (who presumably is in the lxd group). verses a daemon running as root. If both use cases are supported then it gets a bit awkward to have two different auth.conf files depending on whether it's running as a daemon vs user.

[avsdev-cw]

Would also like to see this done, would make for a much cleaner install as a snap package.

[vhajdari]

Hi @ryanjyoder is there anything you need from my end, especially from a testing perspective?

[quantumchaos451]

Would this help you - https://snapcraft.io/fabrica - your own snap build factory?