[Users] problem when using snap packaged HTML viewer, how to change Claws mail directory?

[Paul]

On Tue, 3 May 2022 12:17:11 +0100
"Pierre A." <pa.news at free.fr> wrote: 

> I have just upgraded to Claws mail 4.0.0 and Ubuntu 22.04.  I would like to
> use Firefox to view HTML mail.
> 
> Firefox is now available only as Snap package, which does not want to open
> any "hidden" file (with leading dot in any name component), like Claws mail
> files ~/.claws-mail/*.
> 
> More on this here:
> 
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1372005/in-ubuntu-21-10-firefox-and-chromium-cannot-open-file-in-hidden-directory
> 
> In order to use snap packaged program on Claws mail files, one possible
> workaround would be to put Claws mail files in a non hidden directory, like
>  ~/claws-mail (no dot).
> 
> How to do this?
> 
> Any other workaround ?

Firefox as a snap package is, for me, a reason not to upgrade to the latest
ubuntu LTS but to choose a different distro instead. Snaps seems a big
backwards step to me.

Probably the best workaround is avoiding using the snap firefox altogether by
using the mozilla team PPA:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04

But if you want Claws Mail to use an alternate config directory location this
is possible, and detailed in `claws-mail --help` and `man claws-mail`. Start
Claws Mail like this:

claws-mail --alternate-config-directory /FULL/PATH/TO/THE/NEW/CONFIG/DIRECTORY

Obviously, use the actual path to your chosen config directory location.


with regards

Paul