Greetings All,
Please forgive me if this is not the
appropriate forum for this question.
I have recently replaced the Chrome OS in
my Acer Chromebook 14 with ubuntu version 18.04.3. After the
ubuntu install, I used the ubuntu software application to
install Octave version 5.1.0 via the Snapstore. Octave
installed and runs without a problem.
The issue I am having is my inability to
access the /media directory from Octave. I can access the
directory from ubuntu and ultimately get to a USB flash drive
without difficulty, but whenever I cd to /media in Octave, I
get a “Permission Denied” message.
I am a ubuntu novice, but it appears to me
that the snap that installed Octave does not include the
“removable-media” interface, and thus is preventing me from
accessing the /media directory. The Octave snap interfaces are
defined in /snap/octave/10/meta/snap.yaml which is mounted as
“Read Only” and try as I might, I am unable to edit the file.
I have tried all the usual remedies, sudo, chmod, chown,
mount, etc.
Any guidance or insight in how to edit
snap.yaml, or another solution on how I can access my USB
flash drive from inside Octave would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks much for the help.
David…