ipfs mount fails when installed via snap

[matthewrobertbell]

Version information:

root@snap:~# ipfs version --all
go-ipfs version: 0.4.6-
Repo version: 5
System version: amd64/linux
Golang version: go1.7.5

Type: Bug

Priority: P3

Description:

On a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 VM, I installed go-ipfs:

root@snap:~# snap install ipfs
ipfs v0.4.6 from 'elopio' installed

With the daemon running, and /ipfs and /ipns created, I get this error:

root@snap:~# ipfs mount
Error: fusermount: exec: "fusermount": executable file not found in $PATH

This issue seems to suggest that it is because the snap doesn't depend on FUSE?

Thanks

[Kubuxu]

Yes, you need to have fuse installed for it to work.

[matthewrobertbell]

Right, fuse is installed via apt-get, but the snap doesn't seem to recognise that, so shouldn't the snap config make sure fuse is installed within the snap?

[Kubuxu]

No idea, @ElOpio mind helping out?

[come-maiz]

Yes, thanks for the report!

I haven't added support for mount on the snap yet, so it was an expected failure. In snaps you bundle all your dependencies, so installing fuse is simple, just add stage-packages: [fuse]. What might not be so simple is to give permission to the snap to mount. I need to give it a try, and if it's blocked by the strict confinement of the snap, talk to the security team to design a safe plug for this. I will have time for this during the weekend. Maybe it doesn't require any work at all, but I need to check.

@Kubuxu I'm not sure if you want to keep this bug here, or we should move it to https://github.com/elopio/ipfs-snap

[Kubuxu]

If you can, move it there. It will be borrowed among other issues.

[come-maiz]

Well, there's no way to move bugs in github, but I copied it here: come-maiz/ipfs-snap#6

You can close this one @Kubuxu.