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This bug was fixed in the package snapd - 2.0.5

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snapd (2.0.5) xenial; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release: LP: #1583085
    - interfaces: add dbusmenu, freedesktop and kde notifications to
      unity7 (LP: #1573188)
    - daemon: make localSnapInfo return SnapState
    - cmd: make snap list with no snaps not special
    - debian: workaround for XDG_DATA_DIRS issues
    - cmd,po: fix conflicts, apply review from #1154
    - snap,store: load and store the private flag sent by the store in
      SideInfo
    - interfaces/apparmor/template.go: adjust /dev/shm to be more usable
    - store: use purchase decorator in Snap and FindSnaps
    - interfaces: first version of the networkmanager interface
    - snap, snappy: implement the new (minmimal) kernel spec
    - cmd/snap, debian: move manpage generation to depend on an environ
      key; also, fix completion

snapd (2.0.4) xenial; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release:
    - interfaces: cleanup explicit denies
    - integration-tests: remove the ancient integration daemon tests
    - integration-tests: add network-bind interface test
    - integration-tests: add actual checks for undoing install
    - integration-tests: add store login test
    - snap: add certain implicit slots only on classic
    - integration-tests: add coverage flags to snapd.service ExecStart
      setting when building from branch
    - integration-tests: remove the tests for features removed in 16.04.
    - daemon, overlord/snapstate: "(de)activate" is no longer a thing
    - docs: update meta.md and security.md for current snappy
    - debian: always start snapd
    - integration-tests: add test for undoing failed install
    - overlord: handle ensureNext being in the past
    - overlord/snapstate,overlord/snapstate/backend,snappy: start
      backend porting LinkSnap and UnlinkSnap
    - debian/tests: add reboot capability to autopkgtest and execute
      snapPersistsSuite
    - daemon,snappy,progress: drop license agreement broken logic
    - daemon,client,cmd/snap: nice access denied message
      (LP: #1574829)
    - daemon: add user parameter to all commands
    - snap, store: rework purchase methods into decorators
    - many: simplify release package and add OnClassic
    - interfaces: miscellaneous policy updates
    - snappy,wrappers: move desktop files handling to wrappers
    - snappy: remove some obviously dead code
    - interfaces/builtin: quote apparmor label
    - many: remove the gadget yaml support from snappy
    - snappy,systemd,wrappers: move service units generation to wrappers
    - store: add method to determine if a snap must be bought
    - store: add methods to read purchases from the store
    - wrappers,snappy: move binary wrapper generation to new package
      wrappers
    - snap: add `snap help` command
    - integration-tests: remove framework-test data and avoid using
      config-snap for now
    - add integration test to verify fix for LP: #1571721

 -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@xxxxxxxxxx>  Thu, 19 May 2016 15:29:16
+0200

** Changed in: snapd (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  snappy install requires root or login, but doesn't tell you so

Status in Snappy:
  In Progress
Status in snapd package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in snapd source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  A new user will try and run something similar to the following:

  $ snap install foo

  Only to be given this error message:

  "error: access denied"

  This isn't particularly friendly. They might then look at the help
  docs for the install command:

  $ snap install -h
  Usage:
    snap [OPTIONS] install [install-OPTIONS] <snap>

  The install command installs and activates the named snap in the
  system.

  Help Options:
    -h, --help         Show this help message

  [install command options]
            --channel= Install from this channel instead of the device's default
            --devmode  Install the snap with non-enforcing security

  
  ...which never mentions the fact that this command requires root. I think two things should be tweaked here:

  1) The error message when root access is not available should be
  something much nicer, perhaps "Error: 'snap install' requires root
  access. Please re-run with 'sudo snap install <packagename>'."

  2) The help docs for 'snap install' shold mention at the top that this
  command requires root.

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