I'm new to Ubuntu 20.04. When I try to install or deinstall using Ubuntu Software I get this message:
Sorry, something went wrong: Error opening directory "/usr/share/appdata": No such file or directory.
How can fix this?
Thanks in advance.
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Zanna
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You can find here the ticket on this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snap-store-desktop/+bug/1888219 – Ilario Gelmetti Jan 13 '21 at 21:25
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Ran into the same issue today, ending the process and re-opening it resolved it for me.
Steps to reproduce what I did:
- Open System Monitor and search for
snap-store - Select the
snap-storeprocess and hit End Process - Re-open Ubuntu Software
On the technical side of things this looks like a minor permissions issue, not much to worry about.
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18You can also run `killall snap-store` from the Terminal for the same effect, if you don't have System Monitor – domdomegg Jul 06 '20 at 17:18
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2I need to do this every single time I use the store; is there a definite solution to solve the permission issues? Thanks – Nandete82 Nov 24 '20 at 22:27
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I couldn't kill the snap-store process so I just restarted my computer to clear the error.
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Using system monitor to End Process took a moment and a force quit confirmation. Use the "End Process" button at the bottom of the window, rather than the options presented when right clicking. – nicepen Aug 06 '20 at 12:05
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Get the pid and kill it:
$ ps -aux | grep snap-store
user1 1591 0.0 0.8 1338376 138668 ? Sl Feb01 3:04 /snap/snap-store/467/usr/bin/snap-store --gapplication-service
$ kill -9 1591
Reopen ubuntu software
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