mysql-workbench-community wont run

it seems that other possibilities than snap don't exist any longer.

The Oracle version produces other errors.

So i did:

snap install mysql-workbench-community

When i run it i get:

mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/run/user/0’: Permission denied
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/root/snap/mysql-workbench-community/7/.local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications.gschema.xml': File exists
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/root/snap/mysql-workbench-community/7/.local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.gschema.xml': File exists
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/root/snap/mysql-workbench-community/7/.local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard.gschema.xml': File exists
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/root/snap/mysql-workbench-community/7/.local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.desktop.a11y.magnifier.gschema.xml': File exists
...
(mysql-workbench-bin:932077): Gtk-WARNING **: 07:46:26.995: cannot open display: localhost:12.0

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

Somebody running mysql-workbench without these errors?

1 Answer

Looks like you're trying to install a snap as root. Don't do that. Snaps are installed under a typical user account.

0. Open Terminal (if not already open)

1. Install the snap:

   $ snap install mysql-workbench-community

2. Let it install, then output this message:

   mysql-workbench-community 8.0.22 from Tonin Bolzan (tonybolzan) installed

3. Confirm it's available to run:

4. Start the snap:

   Note: Starting seems to be painfully slow (~30 seconds).

I just went through all the steps to confirm the snap was still available and operational. Currently running Ubuntu 20.04.1 on the machine that did the work 👍🏻