Automatic Connection Request for BTOP

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Currently, the snap requires the following connections to work:

btop:system-observe
btop:physical-memory-observe
btop:mount-observe
btop:hardware-observe
btop:network-observe
btop:process-control

Is it possible to get most/all of these automatically connected at install? These connections tend to be a hurdle for many newer users, or users unfamiliar with snaps.

Snap link. Developer’s GitHub repo.

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Hey @alexmurray, sorry to ping you. I’m just checking to see if this has been viewed/reviewed yet. Thanks in advance.

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Apologies for the delay in getting to this request @kz6fittycent - can you please explain a bit more about btop and why these are required? In particular,physical-memory-observe and process-control are quite privileged - are these strictly necessary? If so, can you please detail why and what for? Thanks.

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Thanks @alexmurray.

btop is capable of killing processes via it’s TUI. Without those plugins, we were not able to kill any processes and that particular function is definitely a feature of the app.

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Hey @kz6fittycent,

What specific information do you need to monitor memory that you are requesting physical-memory-observe?. /proc/meminfo is available without connecting any interfaces so you could use that if it fits your needs and thus avoid plugging a very privileged interface without a real need.

I am +1 for auto-connect system-observe, mount-observe, hardware-observe, network-observe and process-control since all are required for btop to properly operate as explained. Can other @reviewers please vote?

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+1 from me for the specified connections.

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+2 votes for, 0 votes against, granting auto-connect of system-observe, mount-observe, hardware-observe, network-observe and process-control to btop. This is now live.

@kz6fittycent whenever you can, please let us know the reasons of still requesting physical-memory-observe and we can keep discussing about it.

Thanks!

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@kz6fittycent - ping, can you please provide the requested information?

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Sorry for the long wait. It appears that the ability to kill processes is now working, even without the plug. Thanks all for the assist here and I apologize again for the long wait.