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That issue is related, but not quite what I meant. I would want the app to be updated in the background whilst it is running (which works fine for APT installed
by ndsipa_pomu 4y ago
That issue is related, but not quite what I meant. I would want the app to be updated in the background whilst it is running (which works fine for APT installed packages), so just closing it and re-opening it would get the newer version. That bug you linked to is the issue that after getting a visual prompt about a newer version of Firefox being available, the "snap refresh" isn't run immediately after closing it down. Having to close an app to update it reminds me of the pain of Windows updates.
You're technically correct (the best kind) about them not removing alternatives, but you have to do some manual intervention to get them back, so I consider it being removed when compared to the previous behaviour of having them available by default.
- rlpb 4y ago> I would want the app to be updated in the background whilst it is running (which works fine for APT installed packages), so just closing it and re-opening it would get the newer version. The Firefox deb (such as in 20.04) became unusable and tabs crashed when the deb was updated without a restart. It's really down to each individual app as to whether it will work being updated in the background or not. AIUI the new snap implementation gets everything ready in the background, so the update on closing it and re-opening it is quick.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y ago> The Firefox deb (such as in 20.04) became unusable and tabs crashed when the deb was updated without a restart. I never encountered that for any previous version of Ubuntu. > AIUI the new snap implementation gets everything ready in the background, so the update on closing it and re-opening it is quick. I hope they get it working soon as my experience is that "snap refresh" does nothing whilst Firefox is running and doesn't even notify you that there's updates available.