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    Yes, I need my browser to access /opt. I have procedures which depend on URL's such as file:///opt/path/to/somewhere. I don't want to restructure my entire Ubuntu filesystem setup and/or a number of scripts and procedures that have been in use for a couple years, just because it was decided to only offer chromium as a snap nowadays. Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 14:55
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    I wouldn't mind the decision to offer a snap-based version of chromium and other software if non-snap versions of these same items were also offered. I now understand and support Linux Mint's decision to not support snap packages without the user's prior consent. See this article: ghacks.net/2020/06/16/… Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 15:04
  • I forgot to mention above that I tried mount --bind /opt /home/myusername/mnt/opt (after creating ~/mnt/opt) with the snap-based chromium, but file:///home/myusername/mnt/opt/path/to/somewhere just hung forever in snap-based chromium, despite the fact that I could easily cd into that directory and access anything I want there from the command line. Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 16:43
  • You have to mount in a folder where the snap has access, i.e. under the chromium's snap or if the document interface is enabled, under Documents, Movies, etc. Even that solution will require you to change your paths. See the question of which I in the end marked this question as duplicate: essentially with snap, you currently cannot use any path you want. By the way, this is not at all related to you mounting a separate file system. Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 17:21
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    Understood. Thankfully, my solution of replacing the snap version of chromium with the non-snap version solved my problem relatively quickly and easily. IMO, certain software should not be made into a snap package in the first place. Anyway, thank you for all your feedback and explanation. Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 17:56