I looked at the policy used by PackageKit. I believe gnome-software uses it as a backend, so can you try installing something that is specifically not a snap?
At this point, all snapd does is ask PolicyKit whether given the policy, the user can install a package. PolicyKit responds with yes, therefore the installation can proceed. There's not much we can do inside the declared policy, as the defaults are fine IMO. >From my perspective, this should likely be investigated by someone more familiar with PolicyKit to find out why it's treating your user as admin. ** Also affects: policykit-1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850977 Title: Snap installs software without user having sudo access To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/1850977/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs