[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

Forum thread on this bug's feature request which includes Canonical employee Alan Pope including in their strawman proposal an 'off switch': https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/re-visiting-update-control-on-the- desktop/17170 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

the bug here is probably the wrong place for those discussion, best to move to some user forum instead. It's worth mentioning that snapd has a configuration nowadays to respect limited connection and not waste data in such cases (which was something mentioned in earlier comments) -- You received

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

To be fair, I think snappy devs also been open on that thread that if you need software that follows a 'not-Microsoft' and 'always trust the user' policy then yes you should not be using snap, use Flatpak or another alternative instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: [Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 6:36 AM Ads2 <1770...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > dee bee if you want an off switch it's already been extensively > discussed at https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/disabling-automatic-refresh- > for-snap-from-store/707/ >

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

dee bee if you want an off switch it's already been extensively discussed at https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/disabling-automatic-refresh- for-snap-from-store/707/ Please Like all the posts there that you agree with and provide SPECIFIC and preferably REAL use cases where an off switch is needed not

Re: [Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 12:35 PM Ads2 <1770...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > Another piece of documentation refers to all the options around snap > refreshes: https://snapcraft.io/docs/keeping-snaps-up-to-date > > These include holding refreshes when the connection is metered and > manual

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

A revision of the label I mentioned above has now been implemented: “Snap package updates are checked routinely and installed automatically.” In I wrote: “Sometimes I design things in the hope that someone will implement them someday. I haven’t had time

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

Another piece of documentation refers to all the options around snap refreshes: https://snapcraft.io/docs/keeping-snaps-up-to-date These include holding refreshes when the connection is metered and manual holds (specific delay of an update exceptional to the usual refresh schedule set by the

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

The snap-related feature is already implemented, and other issues concerning the settings GUI are tracked here, so I think this is the appropriate place for it. Currently, my design for the update settings starts with a line of static text: Snap packages check for updates four times daily,

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

Thank you for your bug report, maybe you could post on https://forum.snapcraft.io/ about it? Snap related features are usually discussed there ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

** Description changed: Snappy has a feature where the user can state when in a month to refresh (update) their snaps. Please provide options in Software & Updates to control this. - https://snapdocs.labix.org/configuration-options/87 + https://docs.snapcraft.io/system-options

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

'For example if you can use the option to download updates and prompt the user to upgrade but don't do it until the user confirms it.' This is not a feature that snappy supports but I suppose Software & Updates could do this in a hacky way if it wanted to do so. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

I 'd prefer it if software and updates functionality could be used to fully control how snaps update. For example if you can use the option to download updates and prompt the user to upgrade but don't do it until the user confirms it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1770961