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A Umar Mukthar
Asked: 2017-02-09 21:08:28 +0800 CST

How can I run inkscape being installed as a snap package?

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I installed inkscape by using the following command:

sudo snap install inkscape

It is installed correctly, however it is not shown in the application menu.

$ snap list
inkscape
version : 0.92.0 
Rev : 1879
Developer : inkscape

How can I run inkscape ?

snap

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    As you say "After switching to GNOME it is working perfectly. But it is not working with Unity." :

    In Ubuntu with Unity desktop environment open a terminal and execute : /snap/bin/inkscape

    This is the same with other snap packages having missing launchers : /snap/bin/<snap-name>

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