From b156ef27122ea6400739db6b8a8d0fbfa81bb4c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Fok Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:11:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Note Hugo as Snap package can write only inside $HOME Backported from https://hugodocs.info/getting-started/installing/ Fixes #3143 --- docs/content/overview/installing.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/overview/installing.md b/docs/content/overview/installing.md index f3ef235e8..9fddaeb08 100644 --- a/docs/content/overview/installing.md +++ b/docs/content/overview/installing.md @@ -56,11 +56,14 @@ you need to install the Python-based Pygments program. The procedure is outlined Upgrading Hugo is as easy as downloading and replacing the executable you’ve placed in your `PATH`. -## Installing from snap +## Snap package for Hugo In any of the [Linux distributions that support snaps](http://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install): - $ snap install hugo + snap install hugo + +> Note: Hugo-as-a-snap can write only inside the user’s `$HOME` directory—and gvfs-mounted directories owned by the user—because of Snaps’ confinement and security model. +> More information is also available [in this related GitHub issue](https://github.com/spf13/hugo/issues/3143). ## Installing from source