Snap name: comscope
Reason:
ComScope is a serial terminal tool (similar to picocom/minicom) that requires direct access to serial devices such as:
/dev/ttyUSB*
/dev/ttyACM*
Strict confinement does not allow reliable access to these devices, even with interfaces like serial-port or raw-usb.
The application is a developer tool used locally and does not perform system management or background services.
This fits within allowed categories such as terminal tools and developer utilities.
GitHub: GitHub - prkshdas/ComScope: Serial port terminal for embedded development boards on Linux · GitHub
Disclaimer: Not a @store reviewer, the following is merely my opinion on this matter.
prkshdas:
ComScope is a serial terminal tool (similar to picocom/minicom) that requires direct access to serial devices such as:
/dev/ttyUSB*
/dev/ttyACM*
Strict confinement does not allow reliable access to these devices, even with interfaces like serial-port or raw-usb.
Hello, have you tried out the snapd experimental Hotplug support yet? It seems that it supports exposing USB serial devices to the snap runtime.
ogra
April 7, 2026, 9:15am
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There are plenty of serial terminal apps in the store that all get along without classic confinement, perhaps you should take a look at their packaging… (take a look at ser2net-plars, uartly or even the arduino IDE snap)
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