Re: how to add a new pdf viewer?

[Tassilo Horn]

Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:

>>> End of game. My Ubuntu version is simply too old.
>
>> Huh.  I thought the idea behind snap packages was that they packaged
>> their library dependencies or something in order not to rely on the host
>> system details as much.  Maybe there is a particular way in which one
>> needs to call the binary or set up its environment?

Good point.

> Well that is what I thought. And before Tassilo suggested to try
> /snap/evince/current/usr/libexec/evinced

A quick search suggests that one runs snaps using something like "snap
run <package-name>.<executable-name>".  And for services, there seem to
be "snap start/stop <service-name>" commands...

> I even installed the snap version of emacs (without success)
>
> I am thinking of trying to install via snap the glib library but I
> hesitate, since the last thing I want is now to screw up my Ubuntu
> installation at least not for the coming 2 weeks.

glib != glibc

> I googled a bit and found that 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/2031259
>
> So I presume there is a bug of sorts.

Maybe, maybe not.

Bye,
Tassilo