[Bug]: Can't open m4a files, ffmpeg is missing #53
Description
What happened?
Hi,
when I try to open an m4a file, I get a message saying that the file format is incorrect and that I need to install ffmpeg.
According to this closed issue, ffmpeg libraries are now integrated in the package. Why aren't they being seen?
find /snap/audacity/1187 -iname *libavformat.so*
/snap/audacity/1187/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat.so.60
/snap/audacity/1187/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavformat.so.60.16.100
What should have happened?
The app should use the ffmpeg libraries to open the m4a file.
Output of snap info $snap_name
$ snap info audacity
name: audacity
summary: Audacity is the world's most popular audio editing and recording app
publisher: Snapcrafters✪
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/audacity
contact: https://github.com/snapcrafters/audacity/issues
license: MIT
description: |
Audacity® is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows,
Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. The interface is translated into
many languages.
You can use Audacity to:
* Record live audio
* Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs
* Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files
* Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together
* Change the speed or pitch of a recording
* Apply a wide range of other effects to audio recordings
commands:
- audacity
snap-id: KTe2wdAu5JKdRDUgYBuXXGjDXyzobvFI
tracking: latest/stable
refresh-date: aujourd'hui à 14h22, heure des Rocheuses
channels:
latest/stable: 3.7.1 2025-05-30 (1187) 203MB -
latest/candidate: 3.7.1 2025-06-02 (1192) 641MB -
latest/beta: ↑
latest/edge: 3.7.1 2025-06-02 (1194) 641MB -
installed: 3.7.1 (1187) 203MB -Output of snap connections $snap_name
$ snap connections audacity
Interface Connecteur Prise Notes
alsa audacity:alsa :alsa manual
audio-playback audacity:audio-playback :audio-playback -
audio-record audacity:audio-record - -
content[gnome-46-2404] audacity:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -
content[gpu-2404] audacity:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -
content[gtk-3-themes] audacity:gtk-3-themes gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes -
content[icon-themes] audacity:icon-themes gtk-common-themes:icon-themes -
content[sound-themes] audacity:sound-themes gtk-common-themes:sound-themes -
desktop audacity:desktop :desktop -
desktop-legacy audacity:desktop-legacy :desktop-legacy -
gsettings audacity:gsettings :gsettings -
home audacity:home :home -
jack1 audacity:jack1 - -
network audacity:network :network -
network-bind audacity:network-bind :network-bind -
opengl audacity:opengl :opengl -
pulseaudio audacity:pulseaudio :pulseaudio -
removable-media audacity:removable-media - -
unity7 audacity:unity7 :unity7 -
wayland audacity:wayland :wayland -
x11 audacity:x11 :x11 -Output of snap version
$ snap version
snap 2.68.4
snapd 2.68.4
series 16
ubuntu 24.04
kernel 6.11.0-26-generic