On Ubuntu 24.10
Automatic snap Opera update happened, as it usually does. I have also installed other snaps recently, including a couple that needed to pull some gnome new stuff. Asked me to close Opera so that it could be updated. I did.
Now Opera does no launch.
I get
Content snap command-chain for /snap/opera/353/gnome-platform/command-chain/desktop-launch not found: ensure slot is connected
I understand from googling around that this is a problem with the dependencies of different snaps.
Opera is sill there:
paolo@dell5480:~$ snap info opera
name: opera
summary: Fast, secure, easy-to-use browser
publisher: Opera (opera-software✓)
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/opera
license: unset
description: |
Try the Opera browser - now with a built-in ad blocker, battery saver and free VPN.
commands:
- opera
snap-id: AljMvoQbHtnnrka00lIoxHJ6Qhfn0X8m
tracking: latest/stable
refresh-date: yesterday at 18:19 CET
channels:
latest/stable: 116.0.5366.35 2025-01-16 (353) 181MB -
latest/candidate: ↑
latest/beta: ↑
latest/edge: 116.0.5366.35 2025-01-16 (353) 181MB -
installed: 116.0.5366.35 (353) 181MB -
Things I tried (with no result):
sudo apt install snap --reinstall
also, thanks to yesterday's new snap installations, I have now installed these three versions of gnome dependencies snap
gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-19-g98f9e67.98f9e67 198 latest/stable canonical✓ -
gnome-42-2204 0+git.510a601 176 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-46-2404 0+git.7d0cf36 66 latest/stable canonical✓ -
I know I could just move to Opera from apt rather than from snap -- I hate snaps -- but I do have all my daa saved on the snap opera, no sure I'd retrieve it if I move to .deb opera?
thanks