Chromium snap package was out of date

[Tommy Trussell]

On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 11:32 AM Richmond via ubuntu-users <
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Although my system had been updated, both apt and the gnome software
> updates reported it up to date, I found that chromium had not been
> updated for 5 days and was out of date:
>
> tracking:     latest/stable
> refresh-date: 5 days ago, at 23:36 BST
> channels:
>   latest/stable:    128.0.6613.84  2024-08-23 (2934) 175MB -
>   latest/candidate: 128.0.6613.84  2024-08-22 (2934) 175MB -
>   latest/beta:      128.0.6613.27  2024-08-08 (2926) 181MB -
>   latest/edge:      130.0.6669.2   2024-08-26 (2937) 183MB -
> installed:          127.0.6533.119            (2931) 174MB -
>
> I updated it. But I read that snaps are supposed to be updated
> automatically. How can I check that?
>
> Chromium has a zero day in it, should be updated to 128.0.6613.84.
>

There are several reasons a snap might not be updated. The most common
reason is if the application is running, the snap daemon will delay the
update. I think there's a time limit where the system will start
complaining and ultimately force it to update. I think that is something
like thirty days. So to trigger an update in Chromium, close it and use,
for example, the snap refresh command:

$ snap refresh

On my system I use the Ubuntu Software application to check for snap
updates (and the Gnome software application with the flatpak extension
installed to check for flatpak updates). I also find the update-manager
tool will automatically trigger SOME snap updates. But again, I think one
of the quirks of the snap system is if the application is in use, the
updates get delayed.

I have my system set to run the update-manager application as soon as I log
in (and before I start opening applications) to avoid critical delays. I
also use the application to read through release notes to help me watch for
problems with the updates. Sadly I suspect the venerable update-manager
tool has been deprecated in favor of the flashier Software application,
which has a bit less functionality in my opinion, but is non-modal (you can
trigger updates and the updates will continue -- sometimes -- independently
of the state of the Software window).
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