@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 Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646655 Title: unity8 provides no way or means to access information on USB stick To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1646655/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
