Unable to install bw-cli snap on Linux ARM

[jeankhawand]

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open Terminal
2. Run snap install --classic bw
3. get the following error

error: snap "bw" is not available on stable for this architecture (arm64) but exists on other
       architectures (amd64).

Expected Result

should get bw-cli functional

Actual Result

error: snap "bw" is not available on stable for this architecture (arm64) but exists on other
       architectures (amd64).

Screenshots or Videos

Additional Context

No response

Operating System

Linux

Operating System Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Shell

Bash, Zsh

Build Version

N/A

Issue Tracking Info

• I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

[jeankhawand]

I can see that snap is using a base18 which is not supported anymore

clients/apps/cli/stores/snap/snapcraft.yaml

Line 31 in e777842

base: core18

worth if it is possible to apply base20 mentioned over here https://snapcraft.io/docs/base-snaps
It's not related to the mentioned issue :) but just saying why not updating it

[jeankhawand]

in github action it is only uploading amd64 snap – obviously github actions uses runners which are amd64 😕

clients/.github/workflows/build-cli.yml

Line 357 in e777842

path: apps/cli/dist/snap/bw_${{ env._PACKAGE_VERSION }}_amd64.snap

[Adedamola-Aina]

Hi there,

I am unable to reproduce this issue, it has been escalated for further investigation. If you have more information that can help us, please add it below.

Thanks!

[canine-afficionado]

@Adedamola-Aina the issue is that there isn't ARM builds of bitwarden products. This needs to be rectified ASAP. @noahjahn has done some work on it here #2976 but it appears to waiting for review. Can someone from bitwarden get this working please?

[DoctorOgg]

another ARM linux user here, and I would love to see ARM support ASAP

Thanks

[ra-albrecht]

Ok, meanwhile it is really annoying that there is no arm64 port of the client on linux machines. ARM64 isn't an environment invented two years ago. As a manager of BW enterprise, I can't enroll the full client in a lot of linux environments running on ARM64.

I absolutely don't understand what the problem is. That the server isn't yet ported to ARM64, ok. But the client? Really?

Please build the client for ARM64, too and enroll it into SNAP.