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Zeiss Ikon
Asked: 2020-04-21 10:12:50 +0800 CST

How to find config files for snap apps?

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I've recently installed GIMP 2.10 from the Snap Store (which itself appeared somewhat recently in my Ubuntu 16.04 install; I'm pretty sure it wasn't there a while ago).

There are certain things that require putting symlinks in a folder within the GIMP installation structure (specifically, in my case, being able to create from scanner from inside GIMP, rather than scanning to file and then opening the file with GIMP) -- but to do that, I need to know where the Snap install keeps itself.

I gather this might vary from one snap app to another. At the moment, I need to know this specifically for GIMP 2.10, but if possible, it would be good to know how to find any snap app in order to manipulate config files and such.

filesystem 16.04 snap

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    All of the snap settings are stored in ~/snap/ then whatever app it is. Usually the settings are stored in a current sub folder that points to the version that is being ran. Ex. GIMP is stored in folder ~/snap/gimp/current which actually points to ~/snap/gimp/252 as it is the current installed version. In that sub folder you should be able to find the .config folder that you can drop in plugins, etc.

    One thing to remember is that the actual snaps are sandboxed and secured so you will not be able to add directly to the snap app itself.

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