permission denied to add network folder

[mister-bum]

Steps to reproduce the problem

• Install DeaDBeeF vanilla from Ubuntu Discover.
• Mount a folder that is located on a NAS via the /etc/fstab to the mount point ~/Music/_NAS.
• Try to add ~/Music/_NAS in DeaDBeeF

What's going on? Describe the problem in as much detail as possible.

While trying to add the folder DeaDBeeF reports: Error opening directory '/home/username/Music/_NAS': permission denied

Information about the software:

Deadbeef version: 1.8.7-snap1 OS: Kubuntu 22.04

The NAS folder is mounted as read-only, as I do not want every application to mess up my music collection. Also, the mount point ~/Music/_NAS is owned by root, which could be related to the problem. However, this setup works flawlessly with Amarok for the last years.

Please note that Discover provides the snap version - maybe that is related to the problem?

[Oleksiy-Yakovenko]

deadbeef 1.8.7 is 3 years old, you should consider updating

You didn't provide any logs or relevant information to investigate why this problem may be occurring on your computer, and I don't know what is Ubuntu Discover, but this Discover thingie may be the reason for the problem.

You should try installing deadbeef from another source, such as the deb package or prebuilt binary from the deadbeef website.

[mister-bum]

Many thanks for your swift reply. To answer your points:

Discover is the official software management center of Ubuntu. As I am still pretty new to Linux, I prefer using this way, before I install something from a downloaded tar. Discover does not alter anything but only provides software, usually from a registered ppa or as flatpack or as snap.

I am fully aware that 1.9.6 is the current DeaDBeef version. However I would have expected that a quite basic feature (such as network access) had been successfully implemented much earlier. No offense meant, I just explain my decision.

Regarding "any logs or relevant information" - what exactly do you need to know?

[Oleksiy-Yakovenko]

or as flatpack or as snap.

Flatpack and snap are specifically known as sandbox environments, which can restrict applications from accessing your files.

[Oleksiy-Yakovenko]

However I would have expected that a quite basic feature (such as network access) had been successfully implemented much earlier. No offense meant, I just explain my decision.

Deadbeef doesn't support network shares by itself. It relies on your operating system to handle this. And loading files from a mounted smb share should work just fine. I'm fairly sure that snap or flatpack or whatever else is preventing this. It's a fairly common problem. You can either configure your system to allow deadbeef accessing your files, or stop using sandboxed packages.

[Oleksiy-Yakovenko]

Regarding "any logs or relevant information" - what exactly do you need to know?

Usually it should be enough to post console log when running deadbeef in console (such as gnome-terminal), which will probably show that you are running deadbeef from a snap sandbox, and that's your problem.

[mister-bum]

I'm fairly sure that snap or flatpack or whatever else is preventing this. It's a fairly common problem.

Absolutely! I am not a big fan of these either. I just uninstalled the snap version and installed the latest version from sourceforge.io and this version can access the network :-)

Many thanks again for your support.

[Oleksiy-Yakovenko]

Was happy to help!