Snap package

The repo ships a snap/snapcraft.yaml so the desktop app can be built and distributed as a snap.

Install

Once published to the Snap Store:

sudo snap install linux-ai

Confinement & computer access

The snap uses strict confinement, which sandboxes the app. The built-in "computer access" tools (run_shell, read_file, write_file, search_files) are therefore limited to your home directory and the interfaces the snap is allowed to use. For unrestricted access to your machine, install the .deb or AppImage from the GitHub releases instead.

After install, connect the optional interfaces you want:

snap connect linux-ai:audio-record      # microphone for voice input
snap connect linux-ai:removable-media    # access /media, /mnt

network, home, audio-playback, opengl and the GNOME desktop interfaces are auto-connected.

Building locally

sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
sudo snap install lxd && sudo lxd init --auto    # build backend
snapcraft                                        # produces linux-ai_*.snap
sudo snap install ./linux-ai_*.snap --dangerous

Publishing

CI builds the snap on every push and can publish automatically. To enable it:

1. Register the name once: snapcraft register linux-ai.

2. Export store credentials and save them as the repo secret SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS:

   snapcraft export-login --snaps linux-ai \
     --acls package_access,package_push,package_update,package_release -

With that secret set, the Snap workflow publishes pushes to main to the edge channel and version tags to stable.

Full access alternative

If you want the app to act on your whole system without the snap sandbox, either:

• install the .deb / AppImage (recommended for power use), or
• change confinement: strict to confinement: classic in snap/snapcraft.yaml — classic snaps are unconfined but require manual review/approval from the Snap Store team, and must be installed with --classic.