[WIP] mount-archive.nemo_action: Use gvfsd-archive instead of gnome-disk-image-mounter

[carlosmintfan]

Fixes #3231
Regression introduced in b7bd80d.
#2811 stays fixed as we use /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive instead of /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-archive now.

TODO:

• Check other distros
• Check the C code as it's possible there's some dependency checking stuff there to make sure dependencies like this gvfs exist before showing the action

[carlosmintfan]

Don't know if replacers like %U work inside quotes in the latest version of nemo though, there has been some regression…

[A1exKH]

LGTM.

[claudiux]

Please take a look at:
#1942

[carlosmintfan]

Please take a look at: #1942

Could you explain more? I'm not using /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-archive or /usr/lib/gvfs-archive, I'm using /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive.

[claudiux]

You need to check whether /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive exists on all distributions using Cinnamon.
This is the work I do every time I need to make sure my applet dependencies exist for these distribs (Arch, Fedora, OpenSuse, Manjaro...).

[carlosmintfan]

You need to check whether /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive exists on all distributions using Cinnamon. This is the work I do every time I need to make sure my applet dependencies exist for these distribs (Arch, Fedora, OpenSuse, Manjaro...).

All right, have you downloaded all these and boot these (eg. in a VM) or is there some easier way? I've heard something of [EDIT: what I wrote before was a stupid page, use distrosea.com] or something like that, I'll take a look in the next days. Also, I may have to check the C code as it's possible there's some dependency checking stuff there also to make sure they exist before showing the action.

[claudiux]

I always start the search with the keyword and the name of the distro. Exemple, searching gvfsd-archive arch, I found: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=238968
Why not replace /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="%U" with gio mount %U?

Then, yes, I test my code on VMs to make sure it works properly.

[carlosmintfan]

I always start the search with the keyword and the name of the distro. Exemple, searching gvfsd-archive arch, I found: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=238968 Why not replace /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="%U" with gio mount %U?

Then, yes, I test my code on VMs to make sure it works properly.

#3231 (comment) (see ubuntuforums link)
You have to urlencode the filename somehow?? (Or does nemo do this automatically??)

[claudiux]

Bad news. I've tried to mount my linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso file and:

• gnome-disk-image-mounter linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso works well.
• /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="/complete/path/to/linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso" doesn't work.
• gio mount linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso doesn't work.

Tested on LM 21.3 Cinnamon 6.0.4.

[carlosmintfan]

Bad news. I've tried to mount my linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso file and:

* `gnome-disk-image-mounter linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso` works well.

* `/usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="/complete/path/to/linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso"` doesn't work.

* `gio mount linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso` doesn't work.

Tested on LM 21.3 Cinnamon 6.0.4.

Okay, I'll mount my pearOS_Catalina_64bit-beta-2021.07.13.iso file.

• gnome-disk-image-mounter pearOS_Catalina_64bit-beta-2021.07.13.iso works well.
• /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="/home/karl/Downloads/ISOs/pearOS_Monterey_64bit-12-beta-2021.07.01.iso" works, but in contrast to gnome-disk-image-mounter no dialog about having been mounted appears, you just have to click it in the filemanager.
• gio mount doesn't work (you have to urlencode the filename and I haven't done it)

[claudiux]

OK, url-encoding the path, that works: /usr/libexec/gvfsd-archive file="/home/claude/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9chargements/LinuxMint/linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso" but once unmounted, I can't re-mount it with the same command.

gio mount /home/claude/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9chargements/LinuxMint/linuxmint-21.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso doesn't work at all.

[claudiux]

gnome-disk-image-mounter works well every time.

[claudiux]

you just have to click it in the filemanager.

Or open it using the removable-drives applet.

[claudiux]

To open zip files, use file-roller %U.

[carlosmintfan]

To open zip files, use file-roller %U.

Yes, but we want to mount them, not just open them…for gio mount, well, you have to urlencode even the slashes, I think.

[carlosmintfan]

once unmounted, I can't re-mount it with the same command

That's bad…

[carlosmintfan]

Oh no, /usr/libexec doesn't even exist on Arch Linux, but it seems gvfs too doesn't even exist there, have to try a different version than the one at distrosea...
Manjaro Cinnamon, full edition, oh no, doesn't exist.
Fedora 40 Cinnamon, exists, yeah!
Opensuse..no Cinnamon edition, taking gnome. /usr/libexec exists, but no gvfsd-archive
Spiral Linux...exists!

[claudiux]

On Arch: $ pacman -Ss gvfs

extra/gvfs 1.54.0-2 (gnome) [installé]
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO
extra/gvfs-afc 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (AFC backend; Apple mobile
    devices)
extra/gvfs-goa 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (Gnome Online Accounts backend;
    cloud storage)
extra/gvfs-google 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (Google Drive backend)
extra/gvfs-gphoto2 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (gphoto2 backend; PTP camera, MTP
    media player)
extra/gvfs-mtp 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (MTP backend; Android, media
    player)
extra/gvfs-nfs 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (NFS backend)
extra/gvfs-onedrive 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (Microsoft OneDrive backend)
extra/gvfs-smb 1.54.0-2 (gnome)
    Virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (SMB/CIFS backend; Windows client)