Snaps installed on Arch can't access /media directory

[YamiYukiSenpai]

I’m using /media for my NFS mounts in my Linux VMs.

While Ubuntu distros are able to use /media just fine, my Arch VMs aren’t able to do it.

It’s related to this thread I created regarding Steam Snap on Arch.

[YamiYukiSenpai]

Any idea what Ubuntu and other Ubuntu-based distros had that would allow Snaps to access /media directory normally?

[sergiusens]

@kenvandine, mind looking at this one?

Or perhaps @alexmurray or @pedronis

[YamiYukiSenpai]

As of today, Snaps still can’t open or save anything in /media on my Arch VM.

[SamAlex]

Is any of this related ?

Application can't see /media in file browser

Snap examples with this behavior: krita, keepassxc. After connecting snaps to removable-media, I am able to click on an image (krita) or a database (keepassxc) outside of $HOME, and choose to open it with the snap app, and indeed it works. However, snaps’ Open.. menus themselves don’t see any other folders on the computer besides $HOME.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1323771/snap-strict-applications-under-ubuntu-20-04-cant-access-mounted-folders-under

[YamiYukiSenpai]

It appears to have it working after binding my /media directory to /run/media. I still can’t seem to add the NFS mounted drive on Steam, but I’ll figure that part out.

I tested it by saving a file to my NFS, which worked successfully. Retested it after unbinding, and failed.

TL;DR: I have to mount /media to /run/media to make it work.