Symlink ISOs aren't selectable in the file picker when creating a new box
Affected version
- Boxes version: 45.0
- Flatpak: No
- Operating system name and version: NixOS 23.11
Steps to reproduce
- Click the
➕ Icon in the window bar - Click Install from File
- Navigate to folder with ISOs that are symlinks
Seen behavior
No ISOs are listed
Expected behavior
ISOs are listed, because the symlinks point to valid files.
Context
When using git-annex to manage a collection of ISOs, files in a repo are typically stored as symlinks to a central location to save space (makes sense for large files such as ISOs).
A workaround is to git annex unlock
the ISOs to turn them into normal files, but that doubles the space requirements.
Edited by Yann Büchau