@townsend "First an foremost, particularly on the desktop, Unity 8 should have some native way of viewing files on USB devices. There is not a very usable native file manager available on Unity 8 desktop, so that is problem number 1. Hopefully when full Gtk support is added and the ability to easily discover Gtk apps in U8 is implemented, something like Nautilus will just work."
Thank you for your comments. I have (and still do) assume that this is par for the course. So, from your comments can I safely conclude that it is a matter of time when Gtk will be implemented - that this problem will be solved. Could you provide a rough timeline as to when this support feature will be implemented? Secondly:- are there any ppas that devs are experimenting with, related to the above problem, that we at (U+1) can also use? "The second problem, since there is not a very usable file manager, is using a Libertine container with some X file manager. This problem is probably more difficult to solve because we use unprivileged LXC's for Libertine on U8 desktop and due to how unprivileged LXC's work, access to USB (and SD card) file systems via bind mounts, is currently very difficult to achieve. We've spent time trying to make that work and had to de-prioritize it due the non-trivial nature of getting something to work. We are not LXC developers, so trying to get that to work is a very tall mountain to climb:)" Yes... thank you for your perspective on this. In one sense it may defeat the purpose of having a secure container that can access read/write USB pendrives but in another sense it should be a hallmark feature of what Libertine/Containers can provide to mobile devices, IoT and thin clients. An example would be running a live persistent drive of Zesty on a thin client - or any thin client because the resources a container uses is so small as well as the memory and end_users would still be able to run legacy debian apps through xapps. One may make the observation that this is a preference or a "wish list" item but I must emphasize that competition is fierce and ubuntu/canonical is in a unique position to make this convergence happen. We have to prioritize this bug and get this working while the iron is hot. Otherwise it may alienate many users and prospects because sound, trusted, familiar and classical features are absent and not included. If we exclude familiarity we infringe on userspace. Maybe it is a mountain that must be scaled :) regards.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to content-hub in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646655 Title: unity8 provides no way or means to access information on USB stick Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in content-hub package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in unity8-desktop-session package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Trying several different methods there is just no way that unity8 or any xapps in a container will allow access to information on a USB stick. entrical@ventrical-MS-7850:~$ inxi -Fxz System: Host: ventrical-MS-7850 Kernel: 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 6.2.0) Console: tty 24 Distro: Ubuntu Zesty Zapus (development branch) Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: MSI model: B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) v: 1.0 UEFI: American Megatrends v: V2.8 date: 07/17/2014 CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium G3240 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 12399 clock speeds: max: 3100 MHz 1: 799 MHz 2: 877 MHz Graphics: Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 Display Server: X.org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 68x26 Advanced Data: N/A out of X Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0 Sound: ALSA v: k4.8.0-27-generic Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> Drives: HDD Total Size: 160.3GB (30.4% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_MZ7PA128 size: 128.0GB ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: PDM09_32G_B9J2.0 size: 32.3GB ID-1: / size: 113G used: 23G (22%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.15GB used: 0.01GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3 RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A Info: Processes: 233 Uptime: 1:25 Memory: 1300.0/3813.7MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 6.2.1 Client: Shell (bash 4.4.51) inxi: 2.3.4 ventrical@ventrical-MS-7850:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: unity8 8.15+17.04.20161129-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity8 Date: Thu Dec 1 19:59:16 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-06 (56 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20161006) SourcePackage: unity8 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1646655/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
