Access to $HOME/.config/Kvantum

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Project: snapcraft
Number: #5813
Type: issue
State: closed
Author: Kyuyrii
Labels: Type: Question
Created: 2025-10-07 02:32 AM UTC
Updated: 2026-02-05 04:24 PM UTC
Closed: 2026-02-05 04:24 PM UTC

Current evaluation

Closed. The request for automatic $HOME/.config/Kvantum access was superseded by the author's custom content snap and KDE extension workaround. Core snapd changes are no longer required as Kvantum support is now implemented externally.

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Issue body

### What needs to get done Allow access for all Snaps under the $HOME/.config/Kvantum folder ### Why it needs to get done This would be a start toward supporting Kvantum in Snap apps. You can add Kvantum to Snap apps by adding Kvantum to a Snap app's snapcraft.yaml file, but if you don't have access to $HOME/.config/Kvantum, unfortunately, the app won't recognize which Kvantum theme is being used. I know that Snap apps access the $HOME/.config/gtk-3.0 folder via links to access theme information, so I assume that allowing them to access $HOME/.config/Kvantum is equivalent.

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-09-08 12:34 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed. The request for automatic $HOME/.config/Kvantum access was superseded by the author's custom content snap and KDE extension workaround. Core snapd changes are no longer required as Kvantum support is now implemented externally.
2026-07-23 02:41 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed. The request for direct Kvantum config access was superseded by the author's content snap workaround. Maintainers clarified runtime access is controlled by snapd, and the author will continue supporting Kvantum via a custom content snap.
2026-07-22 01:35 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed. The author is implementing Kvantum support via a custom content snap and KDE extension rather than requesting core snapd changes. The request is superseded by this alternative approach.
2026-07-16 03:43 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	—	—	Closed without implementation. Granting universal access to $HOME/.config/Kvantum was declined as snapd manages AppArmor rules. The author is instead implementing support via a dedicated content snap and the kde extension.
2026-06-25 09:38 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	—	—	Closed as the author is implementing Kvantum support via a custom content snap and KDE extension. The request to grant core snaps automatic access to $HOME/.config/Kvantum was superseded by this workaround.

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#5780 QT style Kvantum support	snapcraft	closed	Request to add Kvantum theme support to kf6-core24 was closed. The snapcraft team clarified they do not maintain the snap, as it is owned by KDE. The author was advised to request read-only access to $HOME/.config/Kvantum directly from the KDE team.	80%