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Ubuntu/Snap Permissions Prompting: A Deep Dive
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this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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Its also for my experience the worst way to use apps.
The fact that I can't "update" my software without closing it first.
Why can I do that with all other package formats? I get it won't be the new version until I reopen the app but still. Its unnecessary friction.
Also with the prompting last I used it Firefox couldn't download anything with it enabled.
Like you ship Ubuntu with like 4 major snaps including the security center and it hasn't or hadn't worked with your shipped snaps for at least a year?
Just wait until you find out about Ubuntu "Oops! All Snaps" Core Edition.
Asked and answered.
Not really though? Or rather - then answer the other half. Why are flatpaks, deb, rpm, arch, etc. ALL able to update in place? But with snaps we need that sucker closed? It sucks to use like that.
Because the app isn't updated until it's restarted.
Do you think you applied that Firefox security update because you updated the flatpak? Because you haven't if you left your browser running.
Did I explicitly state that I was aware of how this worked in my original comment? I did? Oh good.
I don't care if Firefox isn't updated until I restart it. I just don't want that terrible workflow:
Click update all. Firefox is open, therefore won't update until you close it and click update again.
Every other package manager: Click update. All apps update. When I am ready to close Firefox it'll be updated next time I use it.
Hence my "asked and answered" response. 🙄
the question asked was "why can't snap do this thing, that every other package manager can"
stop being obtuse on purpose.
The problem is that you have to break your workflow to update shit, or you have to do updates multiple times to work around the things you're doing.